Cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale

MK Mojadidi, MO Zaman, IY Elgendy… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Nearly one-half of patients with cryptogenic stroke have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The
dilemma of whether to close these PFOs percutaneously, in an effort to reduce the risk of …

Patent foramen ovale and hypoxemia

MK Mojadidi, JC Ruiz, J Chertoff, MO Zaman… - Cardiology in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Patent foramen ovale (PFO), an embryonic remnant of the fetal circulation, is present in 20–
25% of adults. Although recent observational studies and clinical trials have established the …

Migraine and the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events: a meta-analysis of 16 cohort studies including 1 152 407 subjects

AN Mahmoud, A Mentias, AY Elgendy, A Qazi… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To perform an updated meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term cardiovascular
and cerebrovascular outcomes among migraineurs. Setting A meta-analysis of cohort …

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with migraine: the PREMIUM trial

JM Tobis, A Charles, SD Silberstein, S Sorensen… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Migraine is a prevalent and disabling disorder. Patent foramen ovale (PFO)
has been associated with migraine, but its role in the disorder remains poorly understood …

Pooled analysis of PFO occluder device trials in patients with PFO and migraine

MK Mojadidi, P Kumar, AN Mahmoud… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background Although observational studies have shown percutaneous patent foramen
ovale (PFO) closure to be a safe means of reducing the frequency and duration of migraine …

Patent foramen ovale and ischemic stroke in patients with pulmonary embolism: a prospective cohort study

E Le Moigne, S Timsit, D Ben Salem… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with increased risk for ischemic stroke,
but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The authors hypothesized that paradoxical …

A higher probability of subsequent stroke and ischemic heart disease in migraine patients: A longitudinal follow-up study in Korea

MJ Kwon, HG Choi, YH Kim, JH Kim, HT Rim… - The journal of headache …, 2023 - Springer
Background Whether migraine is related to the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted a longitudinal follow-up study to address the …

Echocardiographic features of PFOs and paradoxical embolism: a complicated puzzle

C Aggeli, A Verveniotis, E Andrikopoulou… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a residual, oblique, slit or tunnel like communication in the
atrial septum that persists into adulthood. It is usually an incidental finding with no clinical …

Neurological complications of pulmonary embolism: A literature review

PV Desai, N Krepostman, M Collins, S De Sirkar… - Current Neurology and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The present review discusses in-depth about neurological
complications following acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). Recent Findings Intracranial …

Characteristics of patent foramen ovale: analysis from a single center

B Zhang, D Li, A Song, Q Ren, S Cai… - Cardiology research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To collect and analyze data of patent foramen ovale (PFO). Methods. This study
included a total of 260 patients diagnosed with PFO. We analyzed basic clinical data such …