Are we there yet with patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention in cryptogenic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Are we there yet with patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention in cryptogenic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Background: We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the benefit of patent foramen ovale closure in stroke prevention. Methods: We searched Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane central database for randomized control trials assessing the incidence of recurrent stroke after patent fora...

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Main Authors: Pradyumna Agasthi, Kantha Ratnam Kolla, Charan Yerasi, Sibghat Tullah, Venkata Siva Pulivarthi, Boshra Louka, Reza Arsanjani, Eric H Yang, Farouk Mookadam, F David Fortuin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119828261

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119828261

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