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Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Paradoxical Embolism

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2002

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Francisco Martín, Pedro L. Sánchez, Elizabeth Doherty, Pedro Colón-Hernández, Gabriel Delgado, Ignacio Inglessis, Nandita S. Scott, Judy Hung, Mary Etta King, Ferdinando S. Buonanno,
Circulation

Abstract

Transcatheter closure of PFO is a safe and effective therapy for patients with paradoxical embolism and PFO. It is associated with a high success rate, low incidence of hospital complications, and low frequency of recurrent systemic embolic events.

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