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Patent foramen ovale closure for patients excluded from the randomized cryptogenic stroke trials

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Muhammad O. Zaman & Mohammad K. Mojadidi

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Nimesh K. Patel

  3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Muhammad O. Zaman

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Zaman, M.O., Patel, N.K. & Mojadidi, M.K. Patent foramen ovale closure for patients excluded from the randomized cryptogenic stroke trials. Clin Res Cardiol 107, 1187–1188 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1305-4

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