Epidemiology of Patent Foramen Ovale in General Population and in Stroke Patients: A Narrative Review

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in selected patients with cryptogenic cerebrovascular ischemic events (CEs) decreases the risk of recurrent stroke; however, optimal patient selection criteria are still under investigation. Candidates for PFO closure are usually selected from the p...

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Published in:	Frontiers in neurology Vol. 11; p. 281
Main Authors:	Koutroulou, Ioanna, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Tsalikakis, Dimitrios, Karacostas, Dimitris, Grigoriadis, Nikolaos, Karapanayiotides, Theodoros
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 28.04.2020
Subjects:	epidemiology Neurology PFO review stroke TCD PFO epidemiology TCD stroke review
ISSN:	1664-2295, 1664-2295
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