Clinical Trial: Medical Treatment With or Without Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Patent Foramen Ovale
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Medical Treatment With or Without Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale CloSure for Older Patients With CrypTogenic StrOke and Patent Foramen Ovale. The STOP Trial
Brief Summary:
Patent foramen ovale PFO closure has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with recurrent stroke.However, the majority of existing clinical studies in this field excluded patients over the age of 60 years.Data in older patients is limited and since the population ages and stroke remains a major cause of death and morbidity, randomized clinical trials are needed to better assess the benefit of PFO closure in this elderly population.Therefore, this study proposal sought to determine the efficacy of PFO…
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