Is closure recommended for patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke? Patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke: to close or not to close? Closure: what else!
Windecker
Stephan
S
Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. stephan.windecker@insel.ch
Meier
Bernhard
B
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