European position paper on the management of patients with patent foramen ovale. General approach and left circulation thromboembolism

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 40; no. 38; pp. 3182 - 3195
• Main Authors: Pristipino, Christian, Sievert, Horst, D’Ascenzo, Fabrizio, Louis Mas, Jean, Meier, Bernhard, Scacciatella, Paolo, Hildick-Smith, David, Gaita, Fiorenzo, Toni, Danilo, Kyrle, Paul, Thomson, John, Derumeaux, Genevieve, Onorato, Eustaquio, Sibbing, Dirk, Germonpré, Peter, Berti, Sergio, Chessa, Massimo, Bedogni, Francesco, Dudek, Dariusz, Hornung, Marius, Zamorano, Jose
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 07.10.2019; Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: Consensus; Foramen Ovale, Patent - complications; Foramen Ovale, Patent - diagnosis; Foramen Ovale, Patent - physiopathology; Foramen Ovale, Patent - surgery; Humans; Ischemia; Life Sciences; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Risk Assessment; Thromboembolism - complications; Thromboembolism - diagnosis; Thromboembolism - therapy; Treatment Outcome

Abstract The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of medical conditions; however, the subject remains controversial and no official statements have been published. This interdisciplinary paper, prepared with involvement of eight European scientific s...