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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Anticoagulation Vs. Antiplatelets after Stroke
NEJM 377:1011-1021,1006,1093, Mas, J.L,et al, 2017
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Article Abstract
Among patients who had had a recent cryptogenic stroke attributed to PFO with an associated atrial septal aneurysm or large interatrial shunt, the rate of stroke recurrence was lower among those assigned to PFO closure combined with antiplatelet therapy than among those assigned to antiplatelet therapy alone.
 
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