Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale versus Medical Therapy after Cryptogenic Stroke: Meta-Analysis of Five Randomized Controlled Trials with 3440 Patients

Abstract Objective: We aimed to determine whether patent foramen ovale closure reduces the risk of stroke, also assessing some safety outcomes. Introduction: The clinical benefit of closing a patent foramen ovale after a cryptogenic stroke has been an open question for several decades, so that it...

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Main Authors: Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira Sá, Luiz de Albuquerque Pereira de Oliveira Neto, Gabriella Caroline Sales do Nascimento, Erik Everton da Silva Vieira, Gabriel Lopes Martins, Karine Coelho Rodrigues, Giulia Cioffi Nascimento, Alexandre Motta de Menezes, Ricardo Felipe de Albuquerque Lins, Frederico Pires Vasconcelos Silva, Ricardo Carvalho Lima
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Foramen Ovale, Patent
Vascular Closure Devices
Meta-Analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382018000100089&lng=en&tlng=en
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