Who benefits from percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale vs medical therapy for stroke prevention? In-depth and updated meta-analysis of randomized trials

BACKGROUND: A few randomized clinical trials (RCT) and their meta-analyses have found patent foramen ovale closure (PFOC) to be beneficial in prevention of stroke compared to medical therapy. Whether the benefit is extended across all groups of patients remains unclear. AIM: To evaluate the efficacy...

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Autores principales: Dahal, Khagendra, Yousuf, Adil, Watti, Hussam, Liang, Brannen, Sharma, Sharan, Rijal, Jharendra, Katikaneni, Pavan, Modi, Kalgi, Tandon, Neeraj, Azrin, Michael, Lee, Juyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
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Meta-Analysis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110604
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v11.i4.126

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110604
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v11.i4.126

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