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Closing patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke: The underscored importance of other interatrial shunt variants

Recent trials and metanalysis even not fully conclusive and still debated, at least suggested that mechanical device-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is more effective than medical therapy in prevent recurrence of stroke. In a proportion ranging from 20% to nearly 40% of patients in liter...

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Published in:World J Cardiol
Main Authors: Rigatelli, Gianluca, Rigatelli, Alberto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478567/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26131337
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i6.326
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