RIGHT TO LEFT SHUNTING THROUGH PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: SHUNT DESTRO SINISTRO IN SOGGETTI CON SINDROME DELLE APNEE OSTRUTTIVE DEL SONNO

摘要

Under particular conditions a patent foramen ovale (PFO) can potentially give rise at ischemic stroke by means of paradoxic embolization. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of PFO diagnosed by tran- Scranial doppler in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) at rest, during Valsalva manouvre and during sleep.