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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke
NEJM 377:1033-1042,1006,1093, Sondergaard, L.,et al, 2017
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Article Abstract
Among patients with a PFO who had had a cryptogenic stroke, the risk of subsequent ischemic stroke was lower among those assigned to PFO closure combined with antiplatelet therapy than among those assigned to antiplatelet therapy alone; however, PFO closure was associated with higher rates of device complications and atrial fibrillation.
 
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