Patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients with mitral valve prolapse
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A6D1E2E31276
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients with mitral valve prolapse
Journal
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
ISSN
0001-6314 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/1994
Volume
89
Number
1
Pages
23-6
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jan
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jan
Abstract
Because mitral valve prolapse and patent foramen ovale are supposed to promote stroke in young patients, we assessed the frequency of patent foramen ovale in 18 patients younger than 45 years with stroke and mitral valve prolapse diagnosed on echocardiography at the time of stroke, who were admitted to 2 university hospitals. Eleven patients were called back to hospital for contrast transthoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiography, 3 to 7 years after their initial stroke. A patient foramen ovale was found in 9 patients (50%). In 4 re-assessed patients no mitral valve prolapse was found using our present criteria. Six patients with mitral valve prolapse had a patent foramen ovale (43%). Our results suggest that mitral valve prolapse is commonly associated with patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients.
Keywords
Adolescent
Adult
Cerebral Infarction/etiology/ultrasonography
Cerebrovascular Disorders/*etiology/ultrasonography
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/*complications/ultrasonography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Prolapse/*complications/ultrasonography
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Pubmed
Web of science
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