Recurrent stroke predictors differ in medically treated patients with pathogenic vs other PFOs

Conclusion:
Predictors of recurrence differ when PFO relatedness is classified by the RoPE score, suggesting that patients with CS and PFO form a heterogeneous group with different stroke mechanisms. Echocardiographic features were only associated with recurrence in the high RoPE score group.

Source: Neurology - July 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Thaler, D. E., Ruthazer, R., Weimar, C., Mas, J.-L., Serena, J., Di Angelantonio, E., Papetti, F., Homma, S., Mattle, H. P., Nedeltchev, K., Mono, M.-L., Jaigobin, C., Michel, P., Elkind, M. S. V., Di Tullio, M. R., Lutz, J. S., Griffith, J., Kent, D. M. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research