Patent foramen ovale and atrial fibrillation as causes of cryptogenic stroke: is treatment with surgery superior to device closure and anticoagulation? A review of the literature

Closure of persistent foramen ovale (PFO) to avoid cryptogenic strokes is performed globally with enthusiasm but lacks prove of efficacy. We present a 79-year-old man who had had a PFO device introduced nine years previously because of cryptogenic strokes presenting as syncopes. The patient was refe...

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Autores principales: Kjeld, Thomas, Jørgensen, Tem S, Fornitz, Gitte, Roland, Jan, Arendrup, Henrik C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30159163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2058460118793922

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30159163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2058460118793922

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