[Indication to occlusion of patent foramen ovale in patient with pulmonary hypertension after a cardioembolic stroke].
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.
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Interní oddelení MN, Cáslav. isvob@seznam.cz
Belohlávek
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Grünfeldová
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Linhart
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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*