Nakanishi Koki, Yoshiyama Minoru, Homma Shunichi
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Nov;27(8):575-581. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.06.016. Epub 2017 Jul 4.
The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been found to be associated with an increased risk of cryptogenic stroke in many case-control studies. This paper reviews the current understanding of the pathophysiology and diagnosis of PFO, and therapeutic options of patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke.
在许多病例对照研究中,已发现卵圆孔未闭(PFO)的存在与不明原因卒中风险增加相关。本文综述了目前对PFO病理生理学和诊断的认识,以及PFO合并不明原因卒中患者的治疗选择。