Modern management of a patent foramen ovale

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been associated with medical conditions such as cryptogenic stroke, migraine with aura, and decompression illness. Whether closure of the PFO has clinical benefit has been suggested from registry studies, but not yet confirmed in multiple randomized trials. Methods o...

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Autores principales: Kanaganayagam, G S, Malik, I S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24175077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/cvd.2012.012017
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description A patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been associated with medical conditions such as cryptogenic stroke, migraine with aura, and decompression illness. Whether closure of the PFO has clinical benefit has been suggested from registry studies, but not yet confirmed in multiple randomized trials. Methods of diagnosis of a PFO and a summary of the current evidence for treatment is presented and discussed as a guide to patient-centred decision-making.
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spelling pubmed-37383692013-10-30 Modern management of a patent foramen ovale Kanaganayagam, G S Malik, I S JRSM Cardiovasc Dis Review A patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been associated with medical conditions such as cryptogenic stroke, migraine with aura, and decompression illness. Whether closure of the PFO has clinical benefit has been suggested from registry studies, but not yet confirmed in multiple randomized trials. Methods of diagnosis of a PFO and a summary of the current evidence for treatment is presented and discussed as a guide to patient-centred decision-making. SAGE Publications 2012-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3738369/ /pubmed/24175077 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/cvd.2012.012017 Text en © The Author(s) 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/), which permits non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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