A RED HERRING: PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN RECURRENT VASCULAR THROMBOEMBOLISMS

Patent foreman ovale (PFO) as a source of recurrent strokes is a diagnosis of exclusion. Prior to PFO closure, other diagnoses should be investigated. A 60 year male was transferred to our facility for PFO closure in the setting of recent DVT and recurrent multi-territorial cerebrovascular infarcts