Implantable cardiac devices with patent foramen ovale—a risk factor for cardioembolic stroke?
| Autor: | Samuel J. Asirvatham, Nikhil A. Patel, Christopher V. DeSimone, Daniel C. DeSimone, Paul A. Friedman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pacemaker Artificial medicine.medical_specialty Foramen Ovale Patent Electrocardiography Risk Factors Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Thrombus Aged Aged 80 and over Cardioembolic stroke business.industry Coronary Thrombosis medicine.disease Defibrillators Implantable Stroke cardiovascular system Patent foramen ovale Cardiology Pacemaker defibrillator Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Echocardiography Transesophageal Shunt (electrical) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 35:159-162 |
| ISSN: | 1572-8595 1383-875X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10840-012-9712-3 |
| Popis: | A quarter of patients with implanted cardiac devices have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Thrombus is frequently noted on intravascular leads that in the presence of a PFO could result in cerebral vascular embolic events. However, whether this mechanism of stroke occurs is not clearly known. We report three patients with PFO, implanted leads with thrombus, and stroke, including a patient where thrombus partially attached to the lead was seen traversing the PFO. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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