Patent foramen ovale causing stroke in an elderly woman

Leland Y. Tsao; Wayne A. Wilbright; John A. Heit; Bruce A. Evans

doi:10.1016/S1052-3057(10)80225-3

Patent foramen ovale causing stroke in an elderly woman

Leland Y. Tsao, Wayne A. Wilbright, John A. Heit, Bruce A. Evans

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) was fully documented as the cause of a cerebral infarction in a 78-year-old woman, with asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism as secondary causes. The report is unique in view of the patient's age and lack of history or clinical evidence of cardiac or pulmonary disease, thromboembolic disease, or systemic embolism at or before the stroke. This case emphasizes the etiologic role of PFO in cryptogenic strokes even in elderly patients with no obvious clinical risk factors for paradoxical embolism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	154-156
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1052-3057(10)80225-3
State	Published - 1992

Keywords

Cryptogenic stroke
Paradoxical embolism
Patent foramen ovale

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Rehabilitation
Clinical Neurology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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