Indication to occlusion of patent foramen ovale in patient with pulmonary hypertension after a cardioembolic stroke

Svobodová, I.; Belohlávek, J.; Grünfeldová, H.; Linhart, A.

Casopis Lekaru Ceskych 146(4): 407-410

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 0008-7335
PMID: 17491252
Document Number: 613637
Patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial septal aneurysm and Chiari's network are known risk factors for cardioembolic stroke. We report a case of young woman with pulmonary hypertension and PFO treated by implantation of Amplatzer occluder after paradoxical embolism.

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