Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material - often used to make durable outerwear - to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in order to prevent recurrent strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in adults.