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Table 3 PFO shunt volumes assessed by ce-TCD at index event and follow-up visit in 31 patients who showed a reduction (n = 102)

From: Decrease in shunt volume in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale

Patient number

ce-TCD at index event (MES)

ce-TCD at follow-up (MES)

T0-T1 (months)

1

16

0

24

2

Curtain

0

26

3

Curtain

0

5

4

20

0

8

5

Curtain

0

6

6

Curtain

0

26

7

30

0

5

8

40

0

26

9

Curtain

0

24

10

20

0

3

11

25

0

36

12

15

0

12

13

Curtain

0

5

14

13

0

3

15

35

3

12

16

Curtain

3

20

17

25

3

2

18

25

3

12

19

Curtain

3

3

20

Curtain

5

40

21

Curtain

5

60

22

Curtain

5

12

23

40

6

24

24

36

6

60

25

Curtain

7

1

26

40

7

8

27

Curtain

8

1

28

Curtain

9

12

29

Curtain

9

36

30

Curtain

12

2

31

Curtain

14

48

  1. 'Curtain' refers to a shower of microembolic signals (MES): too many to be counted individually