Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8652302 | Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Paradoxical embolism should be suspected in front of a clinical phenomenon of thromboembolism associated with an anatomical right-to-left shunt. Others potential cardiac sources of thromboembolism must be ruled out. Strokes constitute the most frequent clinical manifestations of paradoxical embolism. Right-to-left left shunts are in connection with intracardiac defects (atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale) or pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. The probability that a discovered PFO is stroke-related can be evaluated by a score. Therapeutic approaches for secondary prevention of recurrent stroke include antithrombotic and/or percutaneous treatments. The choice strategy begins to be clearer with the recent results of randomized controlled studies.
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Authors
P. Aubry, H. Demian, E. Brochet, J.-M. Juliard,