Patent Foramen Ovale Device Closure in Cryptogenic Ischaemic Stroke: A Two Case Reports with Literature Review

Authors

  • AQM Reza Senior Consultant & Co-ordinator, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Aparajita Karim Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mahmood Hasan Khan Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Kazi Atiqur Rahman Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Aliuzzaman Joarder Senior Consultant, Department of Neuro-surgery, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Khondoker Mahbubur Rahman Senior Consultant, Department of Neuro-medicine, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Shahab Uddin Talukder Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Shams Munwar Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • M Atahar Ali Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tamzeed Ahmed Senior Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • HM Waliul Islam Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Poppy Bala Senior Specialist, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Nighat Islam Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Azfar Hossain Bhuiyan Associate Consultant, Department of Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v8i1.59943

Keywords:

Cryptogenic stroke; paradoxical embolism; patent foramen ovale; trans-catheter closure

Abstract

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is highly prevalent in patients with strokes of unknown cause or cryptogenic strokes (CSs). It has been remain an unsolved question as to whether a PFO should be closed or not to prevent recurrent strokes in patients diagnosed with CS. A paradoxical embolism through a PFO is pointed as a leading cause of CS, especially in younger patients with low risk factors for stroke. It also remains an unsolved matter on type of anti-coagulation therapy, which would be better for patients with CS and a PFO. In addition, surgical and trans-cutaneous closure of a PFO has been proposed for the secondary prevention of stroke in patients with CS with PFO. Several randomized controlled trials have been conducted in recent years to test whether a PFO closure gives a significant benefit in the management of CS. Many investigators believed that a PFO was an incidental finding in patients with CS. However, meta-analyses and more recent specific trials have eliminated several confounding factors and possible biases and have also emphasized the use of a shunt closure over medical therapy in patients with CS. Therefore, these latest studies can possibly change the treatment paradigm in the near future.

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2022; 8(1):90-99

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Published

2022-05-27

How to Cite

Reza, A. ., Karim, A. ., Khan, M. H., Rahman, K. A. ., Joarder, M. A. ., Rahman, K. M., … Bhuiyan, A. H. . (2022). Patent Foramen Ovale Device Closure in Cryptogenic Ischaemic Stroke: A Two Case Reports with Literature Review. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 8(1), 90–99. https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v8i1.59943

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 2022 AQM Reza, Aparajita Karim, Mahmood Hasan Khan, Kazi Atiqur Rahman, Md Aliuzzaman Joarder, Khondoker Mahbubur Rahman, Shahab Uddin Talukder, Shams Munwar, M Atahar Ali, Tamzeed Ahmed, HM Waliul Islam, Poppy Bala, Nighat Islam, Azfar Hossain Bhuiyan

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