Patent foramen ovale in a cohort of young patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke Forame oval patente em uma coorte de pacientes jovens com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico

OBJECTIVE: Although its role is a matter of debate, some studies described a higher prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) in young stroke patients, with higher risk with PFO / ASA association (OR 4.96). The aim of this study was determine the prevalence of PFO and...

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Main Authors: Marcus Tulius T. Silva, Roíza Rodrigues, João Tress, Rosaura Victer, Francisco Chamiê
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000300012
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