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Propensity Score–Based Analysis of Percutaneous Closure Versus Medical Therapy in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale
Author(s) -
Alessandro Pezzini,
Mario Grassi,
Corrado Lodigiani,
Rosalba Patella,
Carlo Gandolfo,
Andrea Zini,
Maria Luisa DeLodovici,
Maurizio Paciaroni,
Massimo Del Sette,
Antonella Toriello,
Rossella Musolino,
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò,
Paolo Bovi,
Alessandro Adami,
Giorgio Silvestrelli,
Maria Sessa,
Anna Cavallini,
Simona Marcheselli,
Domenico Marco Bonifati,
Nicoletta Checcarelli,
Lucia Tancredi,
Alberto Chiti,
Elisabetta Del Zotto,
Giampaolo Tomelleri,
Alessandra Spalloni,
Elisa Giorli,
Paolo Costa,
Giacomo Giacalone,
Paola Ferrazzi,
Loris Poli,
Andrea Morotti,
Valeria Piras,
Maurizia Rasura,
Anna Maria Simone,
Massimo Gamba,
Paolo Cerrato,
Marialuisa Zedde,
Giuseppe Micieli,
Maurizio Melis,
Davide Massucco,
Davide Guido,
Valeria De Giuli,
Silvia Bonaiti,
Cataldo D’Amore,
Sara La Starza,
Licia Iacoviello,
Alessandro Padovani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003470
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , hazard ratio , confidence interval , percutaneous , stroke (engine) , surgery , paradoxical embolism , cardiology , clinical endpoint , randomized controlled trial , mechanical engineering , engineering
We sought to compare the benefit of percutaneous closure to that of medical therapy alone for the secondary prevention of embolism in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and otherwise unexplained ischemic stroke, in a propensity scored study.

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