Transcranial Doppler in the diagnosis of cardiac patent foramen ovale

Neurol Sci. 2001 Oct;22(5):353-6. doi: 10.1007/s100720100064.

Abstract

Right-to-left shunt due to patent foramen ovale is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke, especially in young subjects and in patients with cryptogenic stroke. We report a detailed method for the diagnosis of a right-to-left shunt by means of transcranial Doppler as established at a recent consensus conference, and review the literature on the indications for the test.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Contrast Media / therapeutic use
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Factors
  • Stroke / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / trends

Substances

  • Contrast Media