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In this age group, the benefit of warfarin in reducing embolic stroke is largely offset by the increased incidence of hemorrhagic stroke.
NMT Medical is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right to left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, migraine headaches and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).
Embolic stroke implies a clot originating from one site that then promotes occlusive cerebral artery disease.
 
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