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You can choose from a myriad of metaphors-- closing the book, sealing the deal, fixing a hole-- but the story is simple: the publication of CLOSURE 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine is the ...

The PFO closure device stays in your heart long-term. Eventually, your own heart tissue grows around the device. The PFO closure procedure is extremely successful, with success rates of up to 99%.

MIAMI, FL – A clinical trial that compared catheter-based PFO closure using an investigational device found that there was no significant reduction in ischemic and bleeding events compared to standard ...

Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and ...

MIAMI, FL – A clinical trial indicates that using an investigational medical device to close a PFO, or “hole in the heart,” may be superior to medical management alone in the prevention of a repeated ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the unprecedented Gore REDUCE Clinical Study conclusion that closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) can prevent recurrent ischemic strokes ...

CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - NMT Medical Inc's catheter system that seals a hole in the heart worked no better than drugs to prevent stroke in a study, suggesting physicians perform too many ...

W.L. Gore and Associates announced the FDA has granted a new indication for prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke for its patent foramen ovale closure device.The expanded approval of the device ...

The first-in-human experience of a new transcatheter approach for closing patent foramen ovale with radiofrequency energy rather than implanting a device has shown some promise. (Sievert H et al ...