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Epidemiology of Patent Foramen Ovale in General Population and in Stroke Patients: A Narrative Review

Introduction: Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in selected patients with cryptogenic cerebrovascular ischemic events (CEs) decreases the risk of recurrent stroke; however, optimal patient selection criteria are still under investigation. Candidates for PFO closure are usually selec...

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Autores principales: Koutroulou, Ioanna, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Tsalikakis, Dimitrios, Karacostas, Dimitris, Grigoriadis, Nikolaos, Karapanayiotides, Theodoros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7198765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32411074
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00281