title: Patent foramen ovale and embolic stroke "en flagrant délit".
abstract: Proof of a causal relationship between a patent fossa ovale and cryptogenic stroke has been controversial (Yasaka et al, Intern Med 2005;44:434-8). The authors identified 1 patient in whom the presence of a large migrating thrombus through a moderate-size patent fossa ovale was caught "en flagrant délit," which suggests a direct pathogenic role.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01107, USA. akalameddine@gmail.com
authors.forename: Abdallah K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alameddine
authors.forename: Victor K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Alimov
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engelman
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography