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Interventional prevention of paradoxical embolism as the gold standard: End of discussion?
Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.5507/bp.2021.036. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTParadoxical embolism is one of the predominant causes of cryptogenic stroke and interventional secondary prevention, i.e., closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO), is a much discussed issue. This review aims to provide a complex perspective on this topic, aggregates and comments on the available data and current guidelines. Several large trials were performed, some of which proved the superiority of PFO closure over pharmacotherapy while others have not. Studies detecting significant superiority of in...
Source: Biomedical Papers of the Medical Faculty of the Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub - June 23, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Radomir Nykl Jan Precek Martin Sluka Stepan Hudec David Richter Petr Heinc Milos Taborsky Source Type: research