title: [Acute ischaemic stroke in a young male with patent foramen ovale].
abstract: We present a case of a 35-year old patient with a patent foramen ovale and acute ischaemic stroke. The patient underwent successful percutaneous closure of foramen ovale with an Amplatzer device. Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: I Oddział Kardiologii Swietokrzyskiego Centrum Kardiologii, Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony, Kielce. bw.kaplon@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wozakowska-Kapłon
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maroszyńska-Dmoch
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*