W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Release: Clinical Investigators Address Confusion Over Study of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Stroke Patients

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today released the following statement from the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study Principal Investigators on behalf of the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study Steering Committee in response to the recent CLOSURE I results presentation. The Gore REDUCE Clinical Study is a prospective, randomized, multi-center, multi-national trial designed to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the GORE® HELEX Septal Occluder for PFO closure in patients with history of cryptogenic stroke or imaging-confirmed Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). The unique study includes up to fifty investigational sites in the US and Europe. More information can be found at www.clinical.goremedical.com/REDUCE.

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