title: Patent foramen ovale and survival in old age.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Perrenoud
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bustos
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Herrmann
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Michel
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004452:Echocardiography; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000209:etiology*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology