PREVALENCE OF PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE
PREVALENCE OF PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198805053181802
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发表时间:
1988-05-05
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
GROSGOGEAT, Y
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作者:
LECHAT, P;MAS, JL;GROSGOGEAT, Y
The cause of ischemic stroke in younger adults is undefined in as many as 35 percent of patients. We studied the prevalence of patent foramen ovale as detected by contrast echocardiography in a population of 60 adults under 55 years old with ischemic stroke and a normal cardiac examination. We compared the results with those in a control group of 100 patients. The prevalence of patent foramen ovale was significantly higher in the patients with stroke (40 percent) than in the control group (10 percent, P