Closure of the patent foramen ovale in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: A clinical expert opinion and consensus statement for the Asian-Pacific region

• Main Authors: Hans Christoph Diener, Teiji Akagi, Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul, Viji Samuel Thomson, A. T. Prabhakar, Ross Sharpe, Bert Albers, Thorsten Lewalter, Koichi Oki, Vijay K. Sharma
• Other Authors: National University Hospital, Singapore
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/58351
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2020 World Stroke Organization. Recently published long-term data from randomized controlled trials have provided evidence for the prevention of recurrent embolic stroke of undetermined source by percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale. However, most data were obtained from Caucasian popu...