TCTAP A-076 Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale: Clinical Efficacy for Prevention of Recurrent Cryptogenic Stroke or Migraine Headache
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Migraine headache relief after transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on migraine frequency in patients with paradoxical cerebral embolism. BACKGROUND The prevalence of migraine headache is higher in cryptogenic stroke patients with PFO than in the general population. Previous studies have suggested that closure of the PFO may reduce migrainous ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.109