PFO Closure

Original Contribution

Fluoroscopy-Only Guided Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: The Importance of Pre-procedural Echocardiography

07/17/2024

Mathias Wolfrum , MD;

Federico Moccetti , MD;

Nina Conrad , MS;

Lucca Loretz , MD;

Mehdi Madanchi , MD;

Matthias Bossard , MD;

Adrian Attiger-Toller , MD;

Florim Cuculi , MD;

Simon F. Stämpfli , MD, MSc;

Stefan Toggweiler , MD;

The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of patent foramen ovale closure guided by fluoroscopy only vs transesophageal echocardiography plus fluoroscopy.

The aim of the study was to...

07/17/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Peripheral (Noncerebrovascular) Embolism

09/23/2022

Julio I. Farjat-Pasos, MD, MSc¹; Paul Guedeney, MD²; Christine Houde, MD³; Alberto Alperi, MD, PhD¹; Jules Mesnier, MD¹; Melanie Côté, MSc¹; Gilles Montalescot, MD, PhD²; Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD, PhD^1,3

Julio I. Farjat-Pasos, MD, MSc1; Pau...

Scarce data exist on noncerebrovascular peripheral embolism (NCPE) patients undergoing transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. The objectives of this study were to determine the clinical and procedural characteristics, and long-term...

Scarce data exist on...

09/23/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Bilateral Transbrachial Intracardiac Echocardiography-Guided Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patient With Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis

08/01/2022

Michael Chiang, MBBS; Dee Dee Wang, MD; William W. O’Neill, MD; Pedro A. Villablanca, MD, MSc

Michael Chiang, MBBS; Dee Dee Wang, M...

A 56-year-old male presented with a past medical history remarkable for recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on anticoagulation and cryptogenic stroke. Transesophageal echocardiography with a positive bubble study revealed that he had a large...

A 56-year-old male presented...

08/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Performance of the New Gore Septal Occluder in Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: A Single-Center Experience

09/02/2015

Paolo Sganzerla, MD¹; Mauro Rondi, MD¹; Andrea Pavone, MD¹; Eleonora Aiolfi, MD¹; Adele Facchinetti, MD¹; Alfonso Funaro, MD²; Paola Negrini, MD¹

Paolo Sganzerla, MD1; Mauro Rondi, M...

Several progressively refined percutaneous devices for patent foramen ovale closure have been recently developed. We describe our single-center experience with the new Gore septal occluder.

Several progressively refined...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

The Rationale for PFO Closure: A Series of Arguments For or Against

06/05/2009

Dahlöf, Søndergaard, Hannam

During the last decade, patent foramen ovale (PFO) and intermittent or permanent right-to-left shunting of venous blood has been proposed to play a pathogenetic role in a number of disorders. This review covers the most common and sometimes...

During the last decade, patent...

06/05/2009

Vascular Disease Management