PATENT FORAMEN OVALE SHUNT DIRECTION PREDICTS STROKE OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH NON-VALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Authors :: Jae K. Oh
Rowlens M. Melduni
Eddie L. Greene
Waldemar E. Wysokinski
Bernard J. Gersh
Hon-Chi Lee
Zhenzhen Wang
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:396
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: The pathophysiologic relevance of PFO shunt flow direction as a mechanism of stroke in conditions associated with elevation of left ventricular filling pressures such as atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We analyzed 3069 consecutive patients (mean age 69.4±12.2 years; 67.1% men) undergoing TEE

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Non valvular atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation
medicine.disease
Shunt flow
Internal medicine
Stroke outcome
Cardiology
Patent foramen ovale
Medicine
In patient
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
human activities
Stroke
Shunt (electrical)

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