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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-56332016000500389</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rccar.2016.04.011</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[¿Estamos cerrando muchos forámenes ovales permeables en Colombia? Foramen ovale permeable, aneurisma del septum interauricular y riesgo de ataque cerebrovascular criptogénico recurrente. Revisión sistemática de la literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Are many patent foramen ovale closure procedures being performed in Colombia? Patent foramen ovale, atrial septal aneurysm and the risk of recurring cryptogenic stroke. Systematic review of literature]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[García Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángel Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime Alberto]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Hospital Universitario de San Ignacio ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad de Cardiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Floridablanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>389</fpage>
<lpage>402</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000500389&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000500389&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000500389&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  el foramen ovale permeable y el aneurisma del septum interauricular, son hallazgos frecuentes en la población general. En los últimos años múltiples estudios han sugerido la asociación entre estas entidades y el accidente cerebrovascular, de origen criptogénico como consecuencia de embolia paradójica, en especial en la población menor de 55 años, que ha estimulado el desarrollo de dispositivos de cierre percutáneo para este tipo de defectos, con el objetivo de reducir la recurrencia de eventos isquémicos cerebrales, sin que se hayan podido demostrar claramente estos beneficios.  Objetivo:  realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura para evaluar el riesgo de recurrencia y beneficio de esta intervención.  Resultados:  Se obtuvieron 1.208 artículos para evaluación, con un total de 11 artículos incluidos para el análisis posterior a la selección, evaluación y aplicación de criterios de inclusión y exclusión, encontrando 3 ensayos clínicos y 8 revisiones sistemáticas y/o metaanálisis.  Conclusiones:  En pacientes adultos con ataque cerebrovascular isquémico o accidente isquémico transitorio de origen criptogénico a quienes se les ha documentado mediante eco-cardiografía transesofágica la presencia de foramen oval permeable, no existe beneficio en la reducción del riesgo de recurrencia de ataque cerebrovascular, accidente isquémico transitorio o eventos neurológicos, en comparación con la terapia médica convencional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm are frequent findings in the average population. Over the last years multiple studies have suggested there is an association between both entities and cerebrovascular accidents of cryptogenic origin as a consequence of paradoxical embolism, specially among population under age 55, which has stimulated the development of devices for percutaneous closure of these defects with the goal of reducing recurring cerebral ischemic events, without a clear demonstration of their efficacy.  Motivation:  To perform a systematic review of literature to assess the risk of recurrence and benefits of this surgery.  Results:  1,208 articles were collected for this evaluation, with a total of 11 papers included in the analysis following selection, assessment and application of selection criteria. 3 of them were clinical trial and 8 were systematic reviews or meta-analysis.  Conclusions:  In adult patients with cryptogenic cerebrovascular ischemic or transient ischemic attacks with patent foramen ovale documented via transthoracic echocardiogram no decrease has been found in the risk of recurrence of cerebrovascular attacks, transient ischemic accidents or neurological events in comparison with traditional medical therapy]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ictus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Comunicación interauricular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Factores de riesgo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Embolización.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Stroke]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atrial septal defect]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Risk factors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Embolization.]]></kwd>
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