Repair of heart defect discovered incidentally during surgery may not have clear benefit
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 08:42
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO -- Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along with no clear benefit on short-term outcomes or long-term survival, according to a study in the July 15 issue of JAMA.