Background Patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm have been identified as
potential risk factors for stroke, but information about their effect on the risk of recurrent …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) have been identified as
potential risk factors for stroke, but information about the risk of recurrent cerebral ischemia …

Background Studies to date have shown an association between the presence of patent
foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke in patients younger than 55 years of age. This …

Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale is a recognized cause of stroke, but
clinical predictors, recurrence rate, and prevention of brain infarcts in patients with patent …

Objectives: We sought to determine the association between patent foramen ovale (PFO),
atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), and stroke prospectively in a unselected population sample …

Objectives: We sought to assess the risk of ischemic stroke from a patent foramen ovale
(PFO) in the multiethnic prospective cohort of northern Manhattan. Background: Patent …

Background Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in up to 50% of patients less than 55 years
of age who have had a stroke. Therapeutic options include no therapy, antiplatelet therapy …

Objective: To examine the association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal
aneurysm (ASA) and stroke. Method:—Data from case-control studies that examined the …

An association between atrial septal aneurysm and embolic events has been suggested.
Atrial septal aneurysm has been shown to be associated with patent foramen ovale and, in …

Background In patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO)–associated stroke, the presence of
large shunt or atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) has been suggested to convey a high risk of …