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PFOs Linked to Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Stroke Patients
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Title PFOs Linked to Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Stroke Patients
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566619?src=rss
Description PFOs are likely not just "innocent bystanders" in older subjects, and paradoxical embolism should be considered as a possible cause of stroke in this group, experts say. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Nov 29, 2007
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