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Prognosis After Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Paradoxical Embolism Neurol 57:1330-1332, Wahl,A.,et al, 2001 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract The long-term risk and risk factors for recurrent embolism after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) were investigated in 152 consecutive patients with presumed paradoxical embolism. During follow-up, the actuarial freedom fr om recurrent embolism was 95.1% at 1 year, and 90.6% at 2 and 6 years. A residual shunt after percutaneous PFO closure was a predictor for recurrence (RR 5.3; 95%CI 1.3 to 21.0: p = 0.02). Randomized trials comparing medical treatment with percutaneous PFO closure in the prevention of recurrent embolism are in progress.

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