title: Comparison of frequency of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography in patients with cerebral ischemic events versus in subjects in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agmon
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Khandheria
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sicks
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: O'Fallon
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Whisnant
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Wiebers
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors