Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale After Stroke Pooled Analysis of Completed Randomized Trials
ConclusionsAmong patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke, closure reduced recurrent stroke and had a statistically significant effect on the composite of stroke, transient ischemic attack, and death in adjusted but not unadjusted analyses.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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