Suture-mediated closure of a patent foramen ovale during surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

✍ Scribed by Tobias T. Lee; Ralph De la Torre; Joseph P. Carrozza Jr.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 58 KB
• Volume: 68
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1522-1946
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20856

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with an increased risk of recurrent ischemic strokes and transient ischemic attacks due to paradoxical emboli in patients with prior neurological events. We report a case of a surgical suture‐mediated of a PFO closure without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with recurrent cerebral ischemic events, who was intolerant of medical therapy, was a poor candidate for catheter‐based PFO closure, and presented as a potentially high risk for poor wound healing from traditional surgical closure. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.