Cardiac and Echocardiographic Markers in Cryptogenic Stroke with Incidental Patent Foramen Ovale

Some cardiac abnormalities could be a substrate for potential embolic source in cryptogenic stroke (CS). We evaluated whether cardiac and echocardiographic markers were associated with CS in patients with incidental patent foramen ovale (PFO) as defined using the Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) score.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 6, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Yohei Tateishi, Yuji Ueno, Akira Tsujino, Ayako Kuriki, Yuki Kamiya, Takahiro Shimizu, Ryosuke Doijiri, Eriko Yamaguchi, Muneaki Kikuno, Yoshiaki Shimada, Hidehiro Takekawa, Masatoshi Koga, Masafumi Ihara, Koichi Hirata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Kazunori Toyoda Source Type: research