Patent foramen ovale: different sides of the same coin

Authors

  • María Amparo Vicente-Altabás Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
  • Adriana Ger-Buil Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
  • Samuel Roldán-Miñana Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
  • Rosa Eva Bautista-Alonso Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España
  • Ángela Juez-Jiménez Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a2n1a10

Keywords:

permeable oval foramen, migraines, stroke, platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome

Abstract

A 82-year-old woman with a history of migraine, presented with suspect of posterior cerebral artery ischemic stroke. Examination revealed a platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. A transesophageal echocardiography was performed and it disclosed a permeable oval foramen, justifying clinical features. Percutaneous closure of it was executed, obtaining a clinical improvement.

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References

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González-Alujas T, Evangelista A, Santamarina E, et al. Diagnóstico y cuantificación del foramen oval permeable. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2011; 64(2): 133-139.

Hernández-Enríquez M, Freixa X. Indicaciones actuales de cierre percutáneo del foramen oval permeable. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2014; 67(8): 603-607.

Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

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Vicente-Altabás MA, Ger-Buil A, Roldán-Miñana S, Bautista-Alonso RE, Juez-Jiménez Ángela. Patent foramen ovale: different sides of the same coin. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];2(1):28-9. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/64