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

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 current stat...

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Published in:Braz J Cardiovasc Surg
Main Authors: Sá, Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira, Vieira, Erik Everton Silva, Cavalcanti, Luiz Rafael Pereira, Diniz, Roberto Gouveia Silva, Rayol, Sérgio da Costa, de Menezes, Alexandre Motta, Lins, Ricardo Felipe de Albuquerque, 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/PMC6257535/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30517261
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0194
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