SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 16 May 2023Publisher:Clinics Cardive PublishingJournal:Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, volume 34, pages 37-41 (issn: 1995-1892, eissn: 1680-0745,

Authors: J, Hitzeroth; P, van der Bijl; F, Michel; R, Meel; B J, Cupido; E, Klug;

doi: 10.5830/cvja-2022-009

pmid: 35687070

pmc: PMC10392800

SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021

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Abstract

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with numerous clinical conditions. The most severe of these is cryptogenic stroke. This consensus statement aims to provide a clinical guideline on which patients should be offered PFO closure.

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Keywords

Stroke, Cardiac Catheterization, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Secondary Prevention, Humans, Foramen Ovale, Patent

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