Meta-analysis of transcatheter closure versus medical therapy for patent foramen ovale in prevention of recurrent neurological events after presumed paradoxical embolism

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2012
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This review included observational studies of patients with a heart defect (patent foramen ovale) who had a stroke of unknown cause or transient ischaemic attack. The authors concluded that repair of the defect reduced risk of a further neurological event compared with medical therapy. Potential for biases and uncertain quality of the evidence base limit the reliability of this conclusion.
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First added on: Jan 13, 2015