title: Management of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke.
abstract: There is currently no consensus on the optimal management of cryptogenic stroke in the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Some physicians do not believe in the added value of PFO closure in cryptogenic stroke, whereas, for others, cryptogenic stroke represents a situation where PFO closure would be the best management. Because of a lack of well-designed randomized trials, guidelines do not provide a clear answer. Therefore, the cardiological and neurovascular societies in Belgium decided to write an attempt at an expert opinion paper.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiology, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. werner.budts@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Budts
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thijs
mesh_terms: D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*