Updated Meta-analysis on the Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Reduction of Stroke Rates: the DEFENSE-PFO Trial Does not Change the Scenario

Abstract Objective: We aimed to analyze whether patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure reduces the risk of stroke, assessing also some safety outcomes after the publication of a new trial. Introduction: The clinical benefit of closing a PFO has been an open question, so it is necessary to review the c...

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Main Authors: Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira Sá, Erik Everton Silva Vieira, Luiz Rafael Pereira Cavalcanti, Roberto Gouveia Silva Diniz, Sérgio da Costa Rayol, Alexandre Motta de Menezes, Ricardo Felipe de Albuquerque Lins, 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=S0102-76382018000500511&lng=en&tlng=en
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