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Pulmonary embolism is associated with a small but definite risk of paradoxical embolism in patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). While neurologic complications are unfrequent the incidence of clinically silent brain infarction is unknown. We will assess the rate of clinically apparent and silent cerebral embolism in patients with a pulmonary embolism (PE) in relation to the presence or not of a PFO.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incidence of silent stroke in patients with PFO | ||
| 2 | Incidence of silent stroke in patients without PFO |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of cerebral infarcts as detected by Diffusion-weighted MRI | during hospitalization |
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Consecutive series of patients with a pulmonary embolism
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USIC CHU de Caen | Caen | 14033 | France |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011655 | Pulmonary Embolism |
| D054092 | Foramen Ovale, Patent |
| D020521 | Stroke |
| D004617 | Embolism |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D016769 | Embolism and Thrombosis |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
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| D002318 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D006344 | Heart Septal Defects, Atrial |
| D006343 | Heart Septal Defects |
| D006330 | Heart Defects, Congenital |
| D018376 | Cardiovascular Abnormalities |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D000013 | Congenital Abnormalities |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |