Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9970447 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Surgical PFO closure can not be regarded as the gold standard for definitive treatment of interatrial shunts. Residual shunting present in a high proportion of patients may partly explain the recurrence of embolic events.
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Authors
Birke MD, Rudolf MD,