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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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6257535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30517261
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0194