## Abstract Background: Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with rigid devices may be problematic in patients with long channel PFO: alternative devices with asymmetrical opening and more physiological positioning may be preferable in such cases. We present the mid‐term results of t
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale with radiofrequency: Acute and intermediate term results in 144 patients
✍ Scribed by Horst Sievert; Peter Ruygrok; Matt Salkeld; Helmut Baumgartner; Bernhard Meier; Stephan Windecker; Jean-Michel Juliard; Pierre Aubry; Christiane Tiefenbacher; Ulrike Krumsdorf; Paul Vermeersch; Peter Ewert; Jean François Piéchaud
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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