Author/Editor		Koželj, Mirta; Novak-Antolič, Živa; Grad, Anton; Peternel, Polona
Title		Patent foramen ovale as a potential cause of paradoxical embolism in the postpartum period
Type		članek
Source		Eur J Obstet, Gynecol, Reprod Biol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 84
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 55-7
Language		eng
Abstract		We report a case of previously healthy woman who suffered cerebral embolism after delivery. Echocardiography with contrast medium confirmed the patent foramen ovale (PFO). PFO may be a mechanism of paradoxical embolism causing a transient ischemic attack or stroke.
Descriptors		HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL CEREBRAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, TRANSIENT PREGNANCY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL