title: Transcranial Doppler in the diagnosis of cardiac patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Right-to-left shunt due to patent foramen ovale is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke, especially in young subjects and in patients with cryptogenic stroke. We report a detailed method for the diagnosis of a right-to-left shunt by means of transcranial Doppler as established at a recent consensus conference, and review the literature on the indications for the test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Angeli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Sette
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beelke
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Anzola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zanette
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media