Zeitschrift für klinische Forschung

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Patent Foramen Ovale in the Era of Device Therapy: A Mini Review

Abstract

Kaito Abe, Takemi Kusano, Koki Sogame, Hidetoshi Fukui, Moto Shimada, Chika Kawashima, Goro Endo and Jun Okuda

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) causes cryptogenic stroke. Recently, device therapy has become widespread to prevent recurrent cerebral infarction caused by PFO. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the diagnosis of PFO and likelihood of cryptogenic stroke being related to PFO. This review summarizes the current diagnosis and evaluation of PFO.