Efficacy of different devices for transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale assessed by serial transoesophageal echocardiography and rates of recurrent cerebrovascular events in a long-term follow-up

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blerim Luani ◽  
Sinisa Markovic ◽  
Ulrike Krumsdorf ◽  
Wolfgang Rottbauer ◽  
Jochen Wöhrle
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1474-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Eeckhout ◽  
Solenne Martin ◽  
Alain Delabays ◽  
Patrik Michel ◽  
Grégoire Girod

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaeil Mirzaali ◽  
Maureen Dooley ◽  
Dylan Wynne ◽  
Nina Cooter ◽  
Lorraine Lee ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulio Diaz ◽  
Roberto J. Cubeddu ◽  
Pablo A. Rengifo-Moreno ◽  
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez ◽  
Jorge Solis-Martin ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Joel Johnson ◽  
Arber Kodra ◽  
Craig Basman ◽  
S. Jacob Scheinerman ◽  
Nirav Patel ◽  
...  

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is well known to cause paradoxical embolism and stroke, but a less appreciated and life-threatening complication can occur when combined with severe pulmonary embolism (PE). Acutely elevated right-sided pressures from right ventricular strain due to PE can lead to right-to-left (R-L) shunting through the PFO and exacerbate hypoxia. We report a case of a 50-year-old female patient with massive PE with further desaturation from R-L shunting from a PFO that benefitted from percutaneous closure of the interartrial communication. Our patient recovered without any complications and had excellent long-term follow-up.


Heart ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (23) ◽  
pp. 1932-1937 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Billinger ◽  
R. Zbinden ◽  
R. Mordasini ◽  
S. Windecker ◽  
M. Schwerzmann ◽  
...  

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document