Patent Foramen Ovale in Young Adults with Unexplained Stroke
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (22) , 2361-2372
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp043981
Abstract
A 38-year-old man notes abrupt loss of vision in his right visual field while reading. He has no significant medical history and reports that he does not smoke or use alcohol or illicit drugs. Physical examination reveals right homonymous hemianopia but no other abnormalities. MRI reveals acute left occipital infarction and normal head and neck vessels. Transesophageal echocardiography shows a patent foramen ovale without atrial septal aneurysm. What are the implications of this finding, and what therapy should be recommended?Keywords
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