Marco B Ancona, Domitilla Gentile, Luca A Ferri, Fabrizio Monaco, Filippo Russo, Barbara Bellini, Ciro Vella, Giulia Ghizzoni, Greca Zanda, Eustachio Agricola, Giulio Truci, Luigi Beretta, Stefano Turi, Giovanni Landoni, Matteo Montorfano
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a remnant of normal fetal anatomy which may persist into adulthood, mostly asymptomatic. In some adults, PFO may result in a potential for shunting venous thromboembolism to the arterial circulation; less frequently it can cause interatrial, right-to-left shunting of deoxygenated blood. The pathogenesis of several medical conditions is related to the presence of PFO. Some randomized clinical trials have shown evidence of benefit for device closure as compared with medical therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke...
May 2024: Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia