Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 12 patients with PFO and CS or TIA.

Patient ID	Sex	Age	HBP	DM	Smoking	Diagnosis	RoPE score
1	F	46	-	-	-	CS	8
2	F	56	+	-	-	CS	6
3	M	44	-	-	+	CS	6
4	F	37	+	-	-	CS	8
5	M	37	-	-	-	CS	8
6	M	26	-	-	-	CS	10
7	M	48	+	-	-	CS	7
8	F	36	-	-	-	CS	9
9	M	25	-	-	+	CS	9
10	M	37	-	-	+	CS	8
11	F	54	-	-	-	TIA	/
12	M	44	-	-	-	TIA	/

The RoPE score was calculated for 10 patients with CS. The total score was 10 points: 1 point for hypertension, diabetes, smoking, or previous TIA/stroke; 1 point for cortical infarction; 0-5 points for different age groups (5 points for 18~29 years, 4 points for 30~39 years, 3 points for 40~49 years, 2 points for 50~59 years, 1 point for 60~69 years, and 0 points for ≥70 years) [12]; CS = cryptogenic stroke; TIA = transient ischemic attack; F = female; M = male; HBP = hypertension; DM = diabetes mellitus; “+” = the positive history; “-” = the negative history; “/” = rope score was not calculated for TIA patients.