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Importance of Persistent Right-to-Left Shunt After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients
Tex Heart Inst J. 2020 Aug 1;47(4):244-249. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-17-6582.ABSTRACTPercutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is widely performed to prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients with cryptogenic stroke. However, the influence of different degrees of right-to-left shunting (RLS) has rarely been reported. We retrospectively evaluated the cases of 268 patients with cryptogenic stroke who underwent PFO closure at our hospital from April 2012 through April 2015. In accordance with RLS severity, we divided the patients into 2 groups: persistent RLS during normal breathing and the Valsalva...
Source: Texas Heart Institute Journal - January 20, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lu He Gesheng Cheng Yajuan Du Yushun Zhang Source Type: research
