Study Design of the CLOSURE I Trial
- 1 December 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 41 (12) , 2872-2883
- https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.110.593376
Abstract
Background and Purpose—Some strokes of unknown etiology may be the result of a paradoxical embolism traversing through a nonfused foramen ovale (patent foramen ovale [PFO]). The utility of percutan...Keywords
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