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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
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Kathryn A Stackhouse1, Sachin S Goel, Athar M Qureshi
1Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) may not benefit all patients with cryptogenic stroke. Off-label PFO closures in higher-risk patients showed different characteristics than those in the CLOSURE I trial.
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