Heart Brain Clinic: An Integrated Approach to Stroke Care.

Our data demonstrate that a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to management of patients with PFO-associated ischemic stroke is feasible and may improve the quality of care in this younger patient population. The difference in recommendation to not pursue PFO closure between groups may reflect selection and referral bias. Additional work is needed to determine whether this approach improves other aspects of care and outcomes.