Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8662435 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Among patients with embolic stroke of unknown origin, PFO closure reduces the risk of stroke compared with medical therapy, with a significant reduction in recurrences starting already within 1-year after percutaneous PFO closure.
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Authors
Raffaele Piccolo, Anna Franzone, George C.M. Siontis, Stefan Stortecky, Thomas Pilgrim, Bernhard Meier, Stephan Windecker,