Stroke and atrial septal defects – decision making at the turning of ages

CLOSE and Gore-REDUCE trials have recently changed the way we approach patients with stroke and patent foramen ovale. We present the case of a young patient with an Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) and an atrial septal defect causing a large right-to-left shunt, with an ample discussion...

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Main Authors: Vlad Eugen Tiu, Athena Ribigan, Raluca Badea, Ovidiu Bajenaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2017-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
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Online Access:https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2017.3/RJN_2017_3_Art-04.pdf