The tsunami of meta-analyses of patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke

EuroIntervention

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Michael Tzu Min ^a   Wang, Tom Kai Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPTAL OCCLUDER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84908278432     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJY14M06_03     Document Type: Letter

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