title: [Indication to occlusion of patent foramen ovale in patient with pulmonary hypertension after a cardioembolic stroke].
abstract: Patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial septal aneurysm and Chiari's network are known risk factors for cardioembolic stroke. We report a case of young woman with pulmonary hypertension and PFO treated by implantation of Amplatzer occluder after paradoxical embolism.
authors.affiliation: Interní oddelení MN, Cáslav. isvob@seznam.cz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Svobodová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belohlávek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grünfeldová
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*