Patent foramen ovale closure or medical therapy for cryptogenic ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Volker SchulzeYingfeng LinAthanasios KarathanosMaximilian BrockmeyerTobias ZeusAmin PolzinStefan PeringsMalte KelmGeorg Wolff

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2018)

PFO-C after cryptogenic ischemic stroke is safe and effective to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke and recurrent stroke + TIA, albeit with an increased risk for NOAF.

Keyphrases

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