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This educational video is the second in a four-part series on embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and the importance of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in ESUS aetiology and management.

After completing this activity, continue to build your knowledge on ESUS by watching:

• Part 3: There's a hole in my atria!

• Part 4: General Practice and the ESUS patient

Sponsor: This activity is sponsored by Abbott Medical.  

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe what a patent foramen ovalue is and why it is relevant in ESUS/cryptogenic stroke
2. Summarise the epidemiology of PFO and ESUS in the Australian population
3. Describe the clinical presentation of PFO-related ESUS and how that differs from traditional embolic stroke
4. List the diagnostic work up required to make a diagnosis of ESUS and PFO, including the bubble test and transcranial doppler study
5. Illustrate the relevance of traditional stroke risk factors that may be present in a patient with PFO-related ESUS and their impact on diagnosis and management.

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