Risk of Stroke in Pulmonary Embolism With a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) (ICEP)

Caen University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Embolism; Silent Stroke; Patent Foramen Ovale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00831259

CHU de Caen

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pulmonary embolism, informed consent signed, no-contraindication to MRI

Exclusion criteria

• contra-indication to MRI, informed consent not obtained

Trial design

70 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Incidence of silent stroke in patients with PFO

2

Description:

Incidence of silent stroke in patients without PFO