Common heart defect identified as stroke risk in elderly. Cleveland Clinic expert hopes new finding will lead to screening for patent foramen ovale in older adults with unexplained strokes, because effective treatments exist.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors