Patent foramen ovale closure vs. medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

AIMS: The efficacy of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure for cryptogenic stroke has been controversial. We undertook a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing device closure with medical therapy to prevent recurrent stroke for patients with PFO. METHODS AND RESULTS: We systema...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Yousif, Howard, James P, Arnold, Ahran, Shin, Matthew Shun, Cook, Christopher, Petraco, Ricardo, Demir, Ozan, Williams, Luke, Iglesias, Juan F, Sutaria, Nilesh, Malik, Iqbal, Davies, Justin, Mayet, Jamil, Francis, Darrel, Sen, Sayan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29590333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy121

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