Review Article
Patent Foramen Ovale and Closure Technique with the Amplatzer Occluder
Table 2
Ischemic stroke classification.
| (i) Arterial occlusion | | (a) Lacunar | | (b) Intracerebral | | (c) Vertebral | | (d) Internal carotid | | (e) Common carotid | | (f) Brachiocephalic | | (ii) Arterial embolus | | (a) Plaque/ulcer/dissection | | (1) Intracerebral | | (2) Carotid | | (3) Vertebral | | (4) Brachiocephalic | | (5) Ascending aortic | | (iii) Cardiac embolus from | | (a) Left ventricle | | (b) Left atrium | | (1) Left atrial appendage (atrial fibrillation) | | (2) Left atrial foramen pouch | | (c) Myxoma or other tumors | | (d) Vegetation (septic embolus) | | (iv) Paradoxical embolus | | (a) Patent foramen ovale | | (b) Atrial septal defect | | (c) Pulmonary fistula | | (v) Pulmonary venous bed embolus | | (vi) Cryptogenic | |
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