Characterization of blood flow through intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses and patent foramen ovale at rest and during exercise in stroke and transient ischemic attack patients.

Rinaldo RomacOtto BarakDuska GlavasZora Susilovic GrabovacPetar LozoIgor RojeKresimir CaljkusicIrena Drmic-HofmanJames T DavisZeljko DujicAndrew T Lovering

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

Novel genetic predispositions reported here in PFO subjects should be investigated further in larger stroke and/or TIA patient datasets.

Keyphrases

blood flow
cerebral ischemia
atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
ischemia reperfusion injury
gene expression
oxidative stress
blood brain barrier
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
patient reported
dna methylation