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

Pradyumna AgasthiKantha Ratnam KollaCharan YerasiSibghat TullahVenkata Siva PulivarthiBoshra LoukaReza ArsanjaniEric H YangFarouk MookadamF David Fortuin

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2019)

This meta-analysis of randomized trials concludes that percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure is effective in recurrent stroke prevention especially in males and in those with a large shunt.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
minimally invasive
pulmonary artery
cerebral ischemia
radiofrequency ablation
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage