Patent foramen ovale: Anatomy versus pathophysiology—which determines stroke risk?

Incidence and Size of Patent Foramen Ovale During the First 10 Decades of Life: An Autopsy Study of 965 Normal Hearts

Philip T. Hagen, David G. Scholz, William D. Edwards · Mayo Clinic Proceedings · 1984 · 2.5K citations

Medicine, Anatomy, Cardiology +14

Prevalence of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Stroke

P Lechat, Jean‐Louis Mas, G Lascault et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1988 · 1.7K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology +17

Color Doppler assessment of mitral regurgitation with orthogonal planes.

F Helmcke, Navin C. Nanda, Ming C. Hsiung et al. · Circulation · 1987 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Radiology +15

Estimation of left ventricular filling pressures using two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography in adult patients with cardiac disease

Christopher P. Appleton, James M. Galloway, Mark S. Gonzalez et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1993 · 778 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +16

Patent Foramen Ovale as a Risk Factor for Cryptogenic Stroke

Marco Di Tullio, Ralph L. Sacco, Aasha S. Gopal et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1992 · 601 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery +14