(IV-6.O) 59-year-old female with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and persistent atrial fibrillation as a potential cause of recurrent cerebral ischemic events Komar M., Podolec J., Przewłocki T., Sobień B., Tomkiewicz-Pająk L., Motyl R., Kopeć G.
Experts: Przewłocki T., Małecka B., Kopeć G., Podolec P.
Background Patent foramen ovale (PFO) occurs in 25% of healthy adults. Several pathologies are related to PFO including paradoxical embolism, migraine with aura and decompression illness in divers. Finding a PFO in patients suffering a stroke and/or TIA is common in daily practice. Therapeutic approach in such cases is complex and often controversial. Treatment options consist of antiplatelet therapy with aspirin, oral anticoagulation with VKA or percutaneous defect closure. The authors present a case of patient suffering a TIA, with …