Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: The Pendulum Swings

Circulation. 2018 May 8;137(19):1991-1993. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.033456.
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Keywords: anticoagulants; embolism; foramen ovale, patent; ischemic attack, transient; stroke; vascular closure devices.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / prevention & control*
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Selection
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult