[Multiple paradoxical emboli in patent foramen ovale].

History And Clinical Findings: A 38-year-old man was admitted because of angina pectoris with concomitant dyspnoea. Three months previously he had suffered an ischaemic stroke of the right middle cerebral artery and was treated in a neurological department. At that time, no aetiologic diagnosis was possible.

[Carotid stenting with the new slotted tube stent--prospective multicenter study. Essen experiences]].

Unlabelled: The indication for therapy of high degree carotid stenoses is discussed controversely in regard to new publications. Only symptomatic carotid stenoses are accepted as indication for operative therapy (arterectomy). The new method of carotid stenting was investigated in several studies and needs to be proved in controlled prospective randomized trials.

[Interventions in carotid stenoses: carotid srugery, percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty and stent implantation. Indications, results of clinical studies. An overview].

Ischemic stroke is the third most reason of death and the main reason of severe disability in Western countries. The high incidence of stroke, 330 per 100,000 subjects in Germany, illustrates the importance of the disease. Generally, atherosclerotic stenosis of the proximal internal carotid artery is the responsible mechanism.

[Calcifying aortic valve stenosis and occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage (Heyde syndrome): description of 2 cases].

The coincidence of aortic valve stenosis and cryptogenic gastrointestinal bleeding usually from angiodysplasia of the cecum and ascending colon has been called Heyde syndrome. The pathophysiologic link between both remains unclear and may be due to subtle changes in plasmatic coagulation. There are some statistic and numerous casuistic reports, and recently the existence of the syndrome has been questioned.