Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic embolism.

Meier, Bernhard; Kalesan, Bindu; P Mattle, Heinrich; A Khattab, Ahmed; Hildick-Smith, David; Dudek, Dariusz; Andersen, Grethe; Ibrahim, Reda; Schuler, Gerhard; S Walton, Antony; Wahl, Andreas; Windecker, Stephan; Jüni, Peter; Trial Investigators, PC

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1211716

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Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic embolism.

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Authors:

Bernhard Meier

Bindu Kalesan

Heinrich P Mattle

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The options for secondary prevention of cryptogenic embolism in patients with patent foramen ovale are administration of antithrombotic medications or percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale. We investigated whether closure is superior to medical therapy. METHODS: We performed a...

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