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From: The Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) Study: Developing risk models for application to ongoing randomized trials of percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure for cryptogenic stroke

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PFO Propensity and the Probability that a Stroke is PFO-attributable. We define PFO propensity as the probability of finding a PFO in a patient, based on patient-specific characteristics (such as age and the presence or absence of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia). Through Bayes' theorem, it is directly (though non-linearly) related to the probability that a cryptogenic stroke is PFO-attributable (in patients with both cryptogenic stroke and PFO).

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