Migraine intervention with STARFlex technology trial: A controversial trial of migraine and patent foramen ovale closure

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1358-1360

  Carroll, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Heart Defects, congenital; Migraine; Patent foramen ovale; Trials

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MIGRAINE; NEUROSURGERY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHUNTING; STARFLEX TECHNOLOGY TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; BIOASSAY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 41649099142     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.758748     Document Type: Editorial

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