Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy in cases with cryptogenic stroke, meta-analysis...
Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy in cases with cryptogenic stroke, meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Background
PFO is more common in cases with cryptogenic stroke compared to cases with no stroke or stroke of identified etiology. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing PFO closure with medical therapy have been published with controversial findings.
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PubMed, Embase and Cochrane library databases were searched for RCT...
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Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy in cases with cryptogenic stroke, meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1990489761
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1990489761
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0340-5354
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1432-1459
DOI
10.1007/s00415-018-8750-x
