Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Versus Medical Therapy in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In patients with cryptogenic stroke/TIA and PFO who have their PFO closed, ischemic stroke recurrence is less frequent compared with patients receiving medical treatment. Atrial fibrillation is more frequent but mostly transient. There is no difference in TIA, all-cause mortality, or myocardial infarction.

Source: Stroke - January 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: George Ntaios, Vasileios Papavasileiou, Dimitrios Sagris, Konstantinos Makaritsis, Konstantinos Vemmos, Thorsten Steiner, Patrik Michel Tags: Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research