Retrospective study of the coincidence of deep vein thrombosis and persistent foramen ovale in patients with cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attack

Retrospective study of the coincidence of deep vein thrombosis and persistent foramen ovale in patients with cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attack - Coincidence DVT/PFO

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025998

Enrollment

350

Registered

2021-08-06

Start date

2021-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I63 Q21.1 I80

Interventions

Group 1: Assessing the coincidence of thrombosis and PFO in patients with cerebral infarction and transient-ischemic attack (TIA). Quantitative and qualitative investigations including echocardiograph

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Treatment at the neurological department at the University Hospital of Leipzig in the period 2015 – 2020. Diagnosis of cerebral infarction or TIA (with at least one of the following symptoms: aphasia, dysarthria facial paresis, sensitive or motor impairment of at least one limb) and also echocardiographically detected PFO.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Uncertain diagnosis of stroke or TIA

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anamnestic, clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic, duplex sonographic and CT/MRI-based parameters of cerebral infarction and TIA patients with existing PFO	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of thrombosis in cerebral infarction and TIA patients with existing PFO	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDominik Michalski

Universitätsklinikum bzw. Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie

dominik.michalski@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0049-341-9724339

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026