Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Patients
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- 29 November 2007
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- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (22), 2262-2268
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa071422
Abstract
Studies to date have shown an association between the presence of patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke in patients younger than 55 years of age. This association has not been established in patients 55 years of age or older.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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