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Diagnosis and Management of Patent Foramen Ovale for Stroke Prevention: Consensus statement & Guidelines

Associate Professor Brian Chambers and Associate Professor Amanda Gilligan

Up to 30 percent of the population have a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) - a tunnel like hole between the left and right chambers of the heart. It can be a risk factor for stroke, especially in young people. The podcast has been supported by Abbott. To talk about PFO and a new consensus statement I’m joined by Associate Professor Amanda Gilligan who is a consultant neurologist who completed her PhD in stroke medicine through the National Stroke Research Centre, which subsequently merged with the Florey Institute. After completing her sabbatical with Professor Pierre Amarenco in Paris, France, She has been advocating for rapid access to appropriate investigations and management of patients particularly with minor stroke and TIA. Along with her roles in education for students, junior medical staff and emerging neurologists, she has a broad interest in research including Stroke medicine, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. She also sits on the Epworth Cardiac Sciences Clinical institute and has been instrumental in the development of the structural heart program emerging at Epworth Eastern and the cardiac multidisciplinary team meetings. Associate Professor Brian Chambers, is a Melbourne University graduate who trained in Neurology at the Austin Hospital, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases Queen Square (London) and Sunnybrook Medical Centre (Toronto). He has over 40 years clinical and research experience. Assoc Prof Chambers is an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne and an Honorary Neurologist at Austin Health. He was previously Head of Neurovascular Ultrasound at Austin Health, President of the Stroke Society of Australasia (now Australian and New Zealand Stroke Organisation), and Associate Director of the National Stroke Research Institute. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Information provided for Healthcare Professionals only. Not to be distributed or shown to the public. While every effort is made that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinions or statements appear in this recorded presentation, Abbott wishes to make it clear that material contained represents a summary of independent evaluations and opinions of the physicians. Therefore, Abbott accepts no responsibility for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading data or statements. Neither do they endorse the content or the use of any drug or device in a way that lies outside its current licensed application in any territory.