Cryptogenic Stroke: To Close a Patent Foramen Ovale or Not to Close?
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been shown to be highly prevalent in patients diagnosed with strokes of unknown cause, which are also called cryptogenic strokes (CSs). It has been a long-running controversy as to whether a PFO should be closed or not to prevent recurrent strokes in patients diagnos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Central Nervous System Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179573518819476 |