Patent foramen ovale

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2005 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, volume 3, pages 875-878 (issn: 1477-9072, eissn: 1744-8344,

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Authors: Yun-Ching, Fu; Ziyad M, Hijazi;

doi: 10.1586/14779072.3.5.875

pmid: 16181032

Patent foramen ovale

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Abstract

Patent foramen ovale is incriminated in patients with cryptogenic stroke; however, concrete evidence that closure of patent foramen ovale using various devices is superior to continued medical therapy is not yet available. Controlled randomized trials are well underway to address this issue.

Related Organizations

Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taiwan
National Yang Ming University Hospital
Taiwan
University of Chicago
United States
National Chiao Tung University
Taiwan
National Yang Ming University
Taiwan

Keywords

Adult, Stroke, Humans, Female, Prostheses and Implants, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial

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