CONCLUSIONS
Among adults who had had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke, closure of a PFO was associated with a lower rate of recurrent ischemic strokes than medical therapy alone during extended follow-up.
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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1610057
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Agora com novas evidências
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http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/3/278
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Apenas não podemos deixar de sermos extremamente rigorosos com a pesquisa de outras fontes de embolização, notadamente placas de Carótidas não obstrutivas mas formadoras de trombos
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