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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Urug.Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-04202019000200130</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29277/cardio.34.2.11</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Foramen oval permeable e ictus criptogénico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Forame oval patente e acidente vascular cerebral criptogênico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdivieso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Guamán]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Hospital de Clínicas Centro Cardiovascular Universitario]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>130</fpage>
<lpage>145</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000200130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000200130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-04202019000200130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El foramen oval permeable es un defecto estructural cardíaco frecuente en la población general. Su importancia clínica radica principalmente en su asociación con el ictus criptogénico, que ha sido descrita en varios estudios. La evidencia es controvertida y para definir el mejor tratamiento en cada caso es necesario individualizar su rol en el ictus criptogénico y el riesgo de recurrencia del mismo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: The patent foramen ovale is a common structural heart defect in the general population. Its clinical magnitude lies in its association with cryptogenic stroke, which has been described in several studies. The evidence is controversial and to define the best treatment choice in each case, it is necessary to identify its role in the cryptogenic stroke and the risk of its recurrence.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: O forame oval patente é um defeito cardíaco estrutural comum na população geral. A magnitude clínica deste achado reside na sua associação com o acidente vascular cerebral criptogênico, que tem sido descrito em vários estudos. A evidência é controversa e para definir a melhor escolha de tratamento em cada caso, é necessário identificar o seu papel no acidente vascular cerebral criptogênico e o risco de sua recorrência.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Foramen oval permeable]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Accidente cerebrovascular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecocardiografía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inhibidores de agregación plaquetaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Anticoagulantes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dispositivo oclusor septal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Foramen ovale, patent]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Stroke]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Echocardiography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Platelet aggregation inhibitors]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Anticoagulants]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Septal occluder device]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Forame oval patente]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Acidente vascular cerebral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ecocardiografia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Inibidores da agregação de plaquetas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Anticoagulantes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Dispositivo para oclusão septal]]></kwd>
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