Cryptogenic stroke
JL Saver - New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Cryptogenic Stroke One quarter of patients with ischemic stroke have no
probable cause found after standard workup, including echocardiography, inpatient cardiac …
probable cause found after standard workup, including echocardiography, inpatient cardiac …
Device closure of patent foramen ovale after stroke: pooled analysis of completed randomized trials
DM Kent, IJ Dahabreh, R Ruthazer, AJ Furlan… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background The comparative effectiveness of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale
(PFO) plus medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for cryptogenic stroke is uncertain …
(PFO) plus medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for cryptogenic stroke is uncertain …
Patent foramen ovale
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the most common congenital heart abnormality of fetal origin
and is present in approximately∼ 25% of the worldwide adult population. PFO is the …
and is present in approximately∼ 25% of the worldwide adult population. PFO is the …
Practice advisory: Recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale (update of practice parameter)[RETIRED] Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and …
Objective: To update the 2004 American Academy of Neurology guideline for patients with
stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) by addressing whether (1) percutaneous closure of …
stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) by addressing whether (1) percutaneous closure of …
Ischemic stroke in the young: current perspectives on incidence, risk factors, and cardiovascular prognosis
J Putaala - European Stroke Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
About one-fourth of ischemic strokes occur in working-aged individuals in the high-income
countries, with worldwide increasing incidence in this age group from 1980s to present …
countries, with worldwide increasing incidence in this age group from 1980s to present …
Transcranial Doppler versus transthoracic echocardiography for the detection of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia: a systematic …
AH Katsanos, T Psaltopoulou… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patent foramen ovale (PFO) can be detected in up to 43% of patients with
cryptogenic cerebral ischemia undergoing investigation with transesophageal …
cryptogenic cerebral ischemia undergoing investigation with transesophageal …
Competing risk bias was common in Kaplan–Meier risk estimates published in prominent medical journals
C van Walraven, FA McAlister - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Risk estimates from Kaplan–Meier curves are well known to medical
researchers, reviewers, and editors. In this study, we determined the proportion of Kaplan …
researchers, reviewers, and editors. In this study, we determined the proportion of Kaplan …
[HTML][HTML] Embolic strokes of unknown source and cryptogenic stroke: implications in clinical practice
Up to a third of strokes are rendered cryptogenic or of undetermined etiology. This number is
specifically higher in younger patients. At times, inadequate diagnostic workups, multiple …
specifically higher in younger patients. At times, inadequate diagnostic workups, multiple …
The value of transesophageal echocardiography for embolic strokes of undetermined source
AH Katsanos, R Bhole, A Frogoudaki, S Giannopoulos… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) in consecutive patients with ischemic stroke (IS) fulfilling the …
echocardiography (TEE) in consecutive patients with ischemic stroke (IS) fulfilling the …
Patent foramen ovale and stroke
YP Sun, S Homma - Circulation Journal, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is common and found in nearly 25% of healthy individuals.
The majority of patients with PFO remain asymptomatic and they are not at increased risk for …
The majority of patients with PFO remain asymptomatic and they are not at increased risk for …