Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Penitent foramen ovale (PFO) is a structural heart abnormality with a frequency in the general population of ~27;3%; which consists of interatrial communication and related syndromes. It is often clinically asymptomatic and can be a diagnostic finding or characterized by thromboembolic events at the onset; most often ischemic stroke; transient ischemic attack; as a result of paradoxical embolism. Today; there is no doubt about the importance of shunting through the PFO in the pathogenesis of paradoxical embolism. However; there is still no unified approach to risk stratification of thromboembolic events in PFO. In addition; there are still discrepancies in determining the optimal treatment strategy for PFO in adults. A personalized approach to each patient with PFO depends on age; hemodynamic significance; shunting direction; clinical performance; and risk of cardioembolic events.
Authors: O. V. Soldatova, I. Ya. Goryanskaya
Institution: V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409621809