A CRYPTIC CAUSE FOR CRYPTOGENIC STROKES
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Robert Gallagher; Arthur Holtzclaw; Zorana Mrsic; Seth Klusewitz
- Source
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:2825
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Recurrent stroke
Internal medicine
Ischemic strokes
Etiology
Cardiology
Patent foramen ovale
Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
medicine.disease
- Language
- ISSN
- 0735-1097
Although most ischemic strokes occur due to cardioembolic phenomena and vasoocclusive disease, a minority have less defined etiologies. Our case involves a 30-year old male with recurrent strokes and echocardiogram illustrating a suspected patent foramen ovale (PFO). A 30 year old male presented to