PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER INCIDENCE CRYPTOGENIC STROKES AMONG PATIENTS WITH INHERITED THROMBOPHIALIAS TREATED WITH ANTICOAGULANT OR ANTIAGGREGANT THERAPY
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)34351-6
Abstract: Background: Cryptogenic stroke is a dreadful outcome for patients with patent foramen ovales (PFO's). Higher incidences of cryptogenic strokes are reported in patients with PFO's and inherited thrombophilias (ITs) such as the Prothrombin and Factor… read more here.
Keywords: patent foramen; closure patent; ovale associated; foramen ovale ... See more keywords
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Versus Medical Therapy in Cryptogenic Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
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DOI: 10.1177/0003319718802635
Abstract: Cryptogenic strokes account for about 25% to 40% of total ischemic strokes, and 1 of the 3 of these have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). A meta-analysis concerning the effectiveness and safety of PFO closure… read more here.
Keywords: patent foramen; closure; foramen ovale; cryptogenic strokes ... See more keywords