Heart Defect Procedure Reduces Stroke By 73%

A procedure to close a heart defect that most people are born with can decrease the risk of recurrent stroke by 73 percent, according to new data published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings came from an eight year study called the RESPECT trial (Randomized Evaluation of recurrent Stroke comparing PFO closure to Established Current standard of care Treatment). It was made to test the superiority of the AMPLATZER PFO device in the treatment of cryptogenic stroke patients compared with current medical management...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news