Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale
Objective: We aimed to determine whether patent foramen ovale closure reduces the risk
of stroke, also assessing some safety outcomes.Introduction: The clinical benefit of closing a patent foramen ovale after a cryptogenic
stroke has been an open question for several decades, so that it is
necessary to review the current state of published medical data in this
regard.Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL/CCTR, SciELO, LI-LACS, Google Scholar and reference
lists of relevant articles were searched for randomized controlled trials
that reported any of the following outcomes: stroke, death, major bleeding
or atrial fibrill ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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