Implantation of a second closure device
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Markus Schwerzmann; Stephan Windecker; Andreas Wahl; Krassen Nedeltchev; Heinric
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism yields complete occlusion in > 90% of patients using contemporary closure devices. Patients with a residual shunt after percutaneous PFO closure have been found at increased risk for recurr