Closure of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke: Ready or not, here come the trials

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 759-761

  Blackshear, Joseph L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 4143079271     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.06.002     Document Type: Editorial

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