Study Investigates Non-Surgical Placement Of A Gore-tex Type Device In The Heart To Stop Recurrent Strokes And Mini-Strokes
Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationStroke
A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material - often used to make durable outerwear - to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in order to prevent recurrent strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in adults. Rush is the only academic medical center in the Chicago area involved in the trial and one of only 50 sites in the U.S. and the world.
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