Reduced Stroke After Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: TPFO closure plus antiplatelet therapy is superior to medical therapy in patients with a PFO and cryptogenic stroke. PFO closure is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation and a trend toward reduced neuropsychiatric events.
PMID: 30219151 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - August 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alvarez C, Siddiqui WJ, Aggarwal S, Hasni SF, Hankins S, Eisen H Tags: Am J Med Sci Source Type: research