Stroke Prevention in Pregnancy and Postpartum in Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale

Stroke Prevention in Pregnancy and Postpartum in Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale

Pregnancy and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are both stroke risk factors in young people. There are currently no guidelines for mitigating PFO-related stroke risk during pregnancy. We summarize the pathophysiology of PFO-related stroke and offer our approaches to primary and secondary stroke prevention...

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Main Authors: Grace B. Russo, MD, Stephanie E. Purisch, MD, Malamo E. Countouris, MD, MS, Lynn M. Yee, MD, MPH, Imo J. Akpan, MD, Robert J. Sommer, MD, Eliza C. Miller, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:JACC: Advances
Subjects:
cerebrovascular accident
paradoxical embolism
patent foramen ovale
postpartum
pregnancy
stroke
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X2500523X
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