منابع مشابه
PFO Closure: CLOSURE.
T he optimal secondary prevention strategy in patients presenting with a cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is uncertain. In the United States, closure of a PFO using a percutaneous transcatheter device is currently considered investigational by the Food and Drug Administration. Nonetheless, many patients in this setting are treated off-label ...
متن کاملPercutaneous PFO closure with Amplatzer PFO occluder: predictors of residual shunts at 6 months follow-up.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess predictors of residual shunts after percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with Amplatzer PFO occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, Golden Valley, MN, USA). METHODS All percutaneous PFO closures, using Amplatzer PFO occluder performed at a tertiary center between May 2002 and August 2006, were reviewed. Follow-up, including saline cont...
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Greco et al. described a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented symptoms of stroke after diving into the sea [1]. An ischemic lesion in the lenticular nucleus, in the posterior limb of internal capsula and in the caudate nucleus of the right hemisphere was found at a Diffusion Weighted Imaging. No abnormality of coagulation parameters was revealed. Surprisingly, there is no mention of investi...
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The foramen ovale is an opening between the top 2 chambers (atria) of the heart that is present during the development of a fetus within the womb but typically closes after birth. During fetal growth, the foramen ovale serves to bypass the developing lungs, shunting oxygen – rich blood derived from the mother’s circulation directly from the right side of the heart to the left, where it is pumpe...
متن کاملInter-atrial Septal Thrombus without PFO
Right atrial thrombi may be detected in patients with either atrial fibrillation or patent foramen ovale (PFO). We herein describe a rare case of right atrial thrombus which occurred on an apparently intact intra-atrial septum. A 48-year old woman was admitted to our hospital because of septic multiple systemic (coronary and cerebral) emboli. ECG revealed ST elevation and a Q wave in V2-6. Brai...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.12.022