Table 1 Risk of Paradoxical Embolism Score (RoPE) calculator [39, 41]
From: Patent foramen ovale closure review: decades of research and the evolution of the evidence
Patient characteristic | Points |
|---|---|
No history of hypertension | 1 |
No history of diabetes mellitus | 1 |
No history of stroke or TIA | 1 |
Nonsmoker | 1 |
Cortical infarct on brain imaging | 1 |
Age, years | |
 18–29 | 5 |
 30–39 | 4 |
 40–49 | 3 |
 50–59 | 2 |
 60–69 | 1 |
 ≥ 70 | 0 |
Total RoPE score possible | 0-10 |