Optimal management of patent foramen ovale closure after stroke
Summary
Join Marco Roffi from Switzerland and Christian Pristipino from Italy as they discuss some key diagnostic and therapeutic issues from the European consensus position paper on the management of patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) published in 2018. What are the most significant high-risk features associated with PFOs? How intensively should you look for atrial fibrillation in patients with suspected PFO-related stroke? Should you routinely screen for thrombophilia in these patients? What is the recommended pharmacological treatment after PFO closure? Find out all this and more…