Is routine ultrasound guidance really necessary for closure of patent foramen ovale using the Amplatzer PFO occluder?

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale associated with paradoxical embolism using the amplatzer PFO occluder: Initial and intermediate-term results of the U.S. multicenter clinical trial

✍ Thomas E. Hong; David Thaler; James Brorson; Mary Heitschmidt; Ziyad M. Hijazi 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 60 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been proposed as an alternative to anticoagulation in patients with presumed paradoxical emboli. We report the immediate and mid‐term results of the phase 1 U.S. Multicenter Clinical Trial of patients who underwent transcatheter PFO closure for