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This educational video is the final video 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.

If you missed any of the earlier videos in the series, they can be accessed under the Education tab in this group, or by clicking on any of the links below:

• Part 1: It's Stroke, Yes, But Not As You Know It

• Part 2: What is ESUS?

• Part 3: There’s a hole in my atria!

Sponsor: This activity is sponsored by Abbott Medical. 

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the role of GPs in ensuring ESUS patients have been appropriately worked up and offered a multidisciplinary discussion regarding management
2. Summarise the post-stroke and rehabilitation requirements of PFO-related ESUS patients
3. List the specific requirements of patients with PFO occluders in situ in the post stroke/post intervention period
4. Outline an approach to supporting patients’ management of medication adherence and secondary prevention measures
5. Describe the challenges that face rural, remote and disadvantaged populations in managing ESUS and the role of GPs in coordinating their care.

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