Clinical significance of patent foramen ovale: introduction
- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Germany
- Correspondence to:
Professor Frank A Flachskampf
frank.flachskampfmed2.med.uni-erlangen.de
Since Lechat’s and Webster’s seminal reports, the statistical association of cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has intrigued both cardiologists and neurologists. Growing technical experience and improved percutaneous devices …








