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

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 is necessar...

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Published in:Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
Main Authors: Sá, Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira, de Oliveira Neto, Luiz de Albuquerque Pereira, do Nascimento, Gabriella Caroline Sales, Vieira, Erik Everton da Silva, Martins, Gabriel Lopes, Rodrigues, Karine Coelho, Nascimento, Giulia Cioffi, de Menezes, Alexandre Motta, Lins, Ricardo Felipe de Albuquerque, Silva, Frederico Pires Vasconcelos, Lima, Ricardo Carvalho
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873783/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29617507
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0020
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