AUTHOR=Schwarz Alexandra , Lee Albert , Gadallah Nancy E. , Wong Jessalyn , Gupta Divya 

TITLE=Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), the “Perfect Storm” for a Cryptogenic Stroke? Case Series of Four Patients

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Stroke

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/articles/10.3389/fstro.2022.916154

DOI=10.3389/fstro.2022.916154

ISSN=2813-3056

ABSTRACT=<p>We were intrigued by the finding of severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients referred to our Sleep Clinic with a history of stroke at a relatively young age, in the setting of a patent foramen ovale (PFO). This prompted us to do a literature search to see the association of OSA with stroke in such a patient population. The correlation of PFOs with cryptogenic strokes is well established, as is that of OSA with stroke. However, not many studies have looked at the correlation between OSA and PFO in patients with cryptogenic strokes.</p>