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When preparing our review of patent foramen ovale closures,1 we were not aware of the 2013 report by Kent et al.,2 cited by Wani and colleagues in their comments. We would certainly agree that a cryptogenic stroke in a young patient without risk factors for cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be due to paradoxical embolism than a cryptogenic stroke in an elderly patient with risk factors for cerebrovascular disease.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research