Closure of patent foramen ovale: The abolition of stroke and asymptotic realities
โ Scribed by Walter A. Tan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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## Abstract ## Objectives: Comparing results of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in older and younger patient cohorts. ## Background: The literature pertaining to stroke and PFO has focused on patients <55 years of age. ## Methods: Between March 2000 and December 2003, 456 consecutive stroke
In this study, Staubach et al. [1] report the prevalence of new atrial fibrillation after percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. The induction of atrial arrhythmias after the implantation of a device which could potentially affect atrial remodeling is a biologically plausible one and this