Safety and feasibility of day case patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure facilitated by intracardiac echocardiography
โ Scribed by Francis A. Ponnuthurai; William J. van Gaal; Amy Burchell; Andrew R. Mitchell; Neil Wilson; Oliver J. Ormerod
- Book ID
- 116546547
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-5273
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Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been employed successfully for guiding transcatheter device closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO). However, the use of TEE for device closure requires general anesthesia. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) can provid
## Abstract We present three patients with cryptogenic stroke who underwent transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale. All patients have had history of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with placement of inferior vena caval filters. The patients were not initially considered suita