PFO closure was recommended in systemic embolism without other embolic etiologies and in platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome without other known causes of hypoxia. ... need for surgical procedures, ...

Two new case series suggest transcatheter device closure of patent foramen ovale ... Surgical, and now percutaneous, closure of the PFO has also been undertaken to eliminate the shunt and ...

Opotowsky AR, Landzberg MJ, Kimmel SE, Webb GD. Trends in the use of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect in adults, 1998-2004 [research letter]. JAMA 2008; 299: ...

Although a meta-analysis of five retrospective studies showed that direct surgical closure of the PFO was superior to medical management in preventing recurrence of neurologic events (OR=0.27), it ...

Percutaneous closure can be described as a less-invasive surgical procedure that is used to treat patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the utilization of ...

Closure Improves Saturation, Symptoms. Twenty-one patients underwent PFO closure; 13 who demonstrated exercise-induced oxygen desaturation and 8 who did not. The majority of the closure procedures ...

There is decreased risk for recurrent ischemic stroke among patients aged older than 60 years in the US following patient foramen ovale closure.

In this prospective, multicenter, randomized, event-driven trial, we randomly assigned patients, in a 1:1 ratio, to medical therapy alone or closure of the patent foramen ovale.

A retrospective comparison of six patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices used in the United States over 18 years shows a trade-off between effectiveness and arrhythmia. ... One patient in the ...

"In patients undergoing percutaneous ASD [atrial septal defect] or PFO [patent foramen ovale] closure, ... we strongly counsel them for a surgical closure as opposed to a device closure," Verma said.

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Prof. Dr. Achille Gaspardone, Director of Cardiology at Hospital of Sant'Eugenio (Rome, Italy) presented a comprehensive report on closure of PFO ...