Imperial College London
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DrAbdul-MajeedSalmasi

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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Central Middlesex HospitalCentral Middlesex Hospital

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@article{Salmasi:2010:10.1177/0003319709339590,
author = {Salmasi, A-M and Salmasi, H and Rawlins, S and Baakil, M and Dancy, M},
doi = {10.1177/0003319709339590},
journal = {Angiology},
pages = {205--210},
title = {Atrial Septal Aneurysm and Patent Foramen Ovale Are Less Prevalent in the Indo-Asian Than in the Caucasian or Afro-Caribbean Population},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003319709339590},
volume = {61},
year = {2010}
}
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AB  - <jats:p> Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are not uncommon during routine echocardiographic scanning and were reported to be associated with stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and migrainous headache. To assess the prevalence of ASA and PFO according to ethnicity, we retrospectively studied 887 consecutive referrals to a General Cardiology and Hypertension clinics. All participants underwent trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE). In some patients, the TTE was repeated using bubble contrast. Results: Atrial septal aneurysm was detected in 70 participants (7.9%) and PFO in 18 (2%). Atrial septal aneurysm, PFO, or their combination was detected in 12% of the Caucasian patients, 15% of the Afro-Caribbean, and 3.7% of the Indo-Asian patients. Conclusions: There was a lower prevalence of ASA and PFO and their combination in Indo-Asians and a higher rate in Afro-Caribbeans than in Caucasians. The higher prevalence in the Afro-Caribbean participants may contribute to the high incidence of stroke in black participants. </jats:p>
AU  - Salmasi,A-M
AU  - Salmasi,H
AU  - Rawlins,S
AU  - Baakil,M
AU  - Dancy,M
DO  - 10.1177/0003319709339590
EP  - 210
PY  - 2010///
SN  - 0003-3197
SP  - 205
TI  - Atrial Septal Aneurysm and Patent Foramen Ovale Are Less Prevalent in the Indo-Asian Than in the Caucasian or Afro-Caribbean Population
T2  - Angiology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003319709339590
VL  - 61
ER  -
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