PFO closure is more effective than medical management in preventing recurrent stroke, long-term study results show
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 07:31
in Health & Medicine
Percutaneously closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) using the Amplatzer PFO Occluder was superior to medical management in the prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke in patients who previously had a cryptogenic stroke, final results from the RESPECT trial found.