Objectives: Results and complications of surgical versus transcatheter treatment of atrial
septal defect in the current era are compared. Methods: All consecutive patients with a …

To judge whether an Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder can be used as standard therapy instead
of surgery for closure of atrial septal defects we report our experiences in 200 patients. Of …

Cardioaortic embolism to the brain accounts for approximately 15–30% of ischaemic strokes
and is often referred to as 'cardioembolic stroke'. One-quarter of patients have more than …

Background—The role of surgical closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) for cerebral
infarction (CI) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) resulting from paradoxical embolism is …

Background and Purpose Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with stroke of unknown
etiology or cryptogenic stroke. However, optimal treatment to prevent recurrence in …

Aims Interventional PFO closure has previously been reported to reduce the risk for
recurrent thromboembolic events. The aim of the present study was to evaluate three …

Migraine is a common neurological disease with a still-unclear etiology and pathogenesis.
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a kind of congenital heart disease that leads to a right-to-left …

We have conducted a systematic review of air embolism complications of neurosurgery in
the sitting position and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. It assesses the risk and benefit …

This study investigated whether there is an association between the degree of interatrial
shunting across a patent foramen ovale, as determined by saline contrast transesophageal …

There is increasing interest in the association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and
documented stroke of unknown cause, commonly referred to as cryptogenic stroke. We …