Patent foramen ovale closure in patients with transient ischemia attack/stroke

H SIEVERT, K HORVATH, E ZADAN… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been recognized as a
potential cause of transient ischemia attack (TIA) and stroke especially in younger patients …

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cerebral ischemia

MU Braun, D Fassbender, SP Schoen, M Haass… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jacc.org
Objectives: The present study was conducted to determine the safety of the transcatheter
closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia and …

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in symptomatic patients

A WAHL, S WINDECKER, FR EBERLI… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) have been
associated with stroke in young adults. Patients with PFO suffering from paradoxical …

Interventional closure with Amplatzer PFO occluder of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical cerebral embolism

T Chatterjee, M Petzsch, H Ince… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Percutaneous transcatheter closure has been proposed as an alternative to surgical closure
or long‐term anticoagulation in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism and patent …

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism: periprocedural results and midterm risk of recurrent neurologic events

M Balbi, L Casalino, G Gnecco, GP Bezante… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To report our data on selected patients with previous paradoxical embolism
who underwent transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. METHODS: Between July …

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical embolism: Intermediate‐term risk of recurrent neurological events

ZD Du, QL Cao, A Joseph, P Koenig… - Catheterization and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been proposed as an alternative to
anticoagulation in patients with presumed paradoxical emboli. We report our preliminary …

Complications and mid-term outcome after percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure in patients with cryptogenic stroke

JGLM Luermans, MC Post, HWM Plokker… - Netherlands Heart …, 2008 - Springer
Background: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure seems to reduce the risk of
recurrent thromboembolism. We report the safety and efficacy of percutaneous PFO closure …

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale associated with paradoxical embolism using the amplatzer PFO occluder: initial and intermediate‐term results of the US …

TE Hong, D Thaler, J Brorson… - Catheterization and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been proposed as an alternative to
anticoagulation in patients with presumed paradoxical emboli. We report the immediate and …

Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale: single-centre experience using different types of devices and mid-term outcome

MC Post, KV Deyk, W Budts - Acta cardiologica, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction—Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been identified as a source of paradoxical
embolism and cryptogenic stroke. Low recurrence rates of ischaemic stroke after …

Management of residual shunts after initial percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure: A single center experience with immediate and long‐term follow‐up

T Diaz, RJ Cubeddu… - Catheterization and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Moderate‐to‐large residual shunts following percutaneous patent foramen
ovale (PFO) closure are clinically important and associated with recurrent neuroembolic …