The Best Option for Preventing Cryptogenic Embolism
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Past studies have shown an association of cryptogenic stroke and embolism with patent foramen ovale (PFO). However, the question of how to prevent it in patients remains unanswered. Now, recent research is investigating whether percutaneous closure or antithrombotic medications are superior. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PFO Closure Still an Open Question (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The negative results of three randomized trials should have closed the book on patent foramen ovale closure in cryptogenic stroke, but the book is still being read. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
RESPECT and PC Trial published: Results of PFO closure debated again
The randomized, controlled clinical trials both missed their primary end points, findings that disappointed many hoping that closure of patent foramen ovale with the Amplatzer occluder would prevent stroke recurrence in patients who previously had a cryptogenic stroke. The results, however, are still being debated among those in the clinical community. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - March 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Data from St. Jude Medical RESPECT Trial for PFO Closure Highlighted at International Stroke Conference 2013
Presentation of neurological data confirms patients in the device group had fewer, smaller strokes that were less likely to originate from blood clots passing through the PFO
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--St. Jude Medical, Inc... Devices, Interventional CardiologySt. Jude Medical, patent foramen ovale, AMPLATZER, AMPLATZER PFO Occluder (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 8, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The RESPECT TrialThe RESPECT Trial
What are the pros and cons of patent foramen ovale closure, when compared to medical management? The Journal of Invasive Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Patent Foramen Ovale and Paradoxical Stroke in a Young Cyclist
Most patients with PFO remain asymptomatic because under normal physiologic conditions, a small amount of left-to-right shunting occurs without causing significant hemodynamic change. Here, a case in point. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - January 25, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
