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Patent foramen ovale closure and migraine: Are we following the wrong pathway?

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  1. Congenital and Structural Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Tom Sarens MD, Kristien Van Deyk NSC & Werner Budts MD, PhD

  2. Dept. of Cardiology and Neurology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Herroelen MD

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Sarens, T., Herroelen, L., Van Deyk, K. et al. Patent foramen ovale closure and migraine: Are we following the wrong pathway?. J Neurol 256, 143–144 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-0126-9

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