Martine Barthelet

TL;DR: Among patients who had had a recent cryptogenic stroke attributed to PFO with an associated atrial septal aneurysm or large interatrial shunt, the rate of stroke recurrence was lower among those assigned to P FO closure combined with antiplatelet therapy than among those assign to anti platelet therapy alone.

TL;DR: A screening algorithm based on the combined use of contrast echocardiography and anteroposterior chest radiograph, followed by chest CT if either test is positive, may obviate the need for chest CT in patients without PAVM.

TL;DR: Losartan was able to decrease blood pressure in patients with MFS but not to limit aortic dilatation during a 3-year period in patients >10 years old, and β-Blocker therapy alone should remain the standard first line therapy in these patients.

TL;DR: It is proposed that the measurement of PASP should be included among the parameters recorded for all patients undergoing Doppler transthoracic echocardiography during routine clinical screening because clinically significant pulmonary artery hypertension may subsequently develop in these patients.

TL;DR: This large prospective series of previously nonscreened HHT patients identified a sub group at risk of liver involvement and a subgroup with a higher cardiac index: future studies will show whether such patients would benefit from systematic DS screening and long‐term cardiac surveillance.