Repair of Asymptomatic PFO Increases Stroke Risk (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 14:00

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) incidentally discovered during cardiothoracic surgery does not improve survival and may actually increase stroke risk rather than reducing it as expected, researchers found.


 

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