Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale guided by intracardiac echocardiography and performed through the transfemoral approach in the presence of previously placed inferior vena cava filters: A case series

We present three patients with cryptogenic stroke who underwent transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale. All patients have had history of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with placement of inferior vena caval filters. The patients were not initially considered suitable candidate...

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Published in:Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2004-10, Vol.63 (2), p.242-246
Main Authors: Awadalla, Hany, Boccalandro, Fernando, Majano, Romeo A., Moustapha, Ali, Salloum, Joseph G., Smalling, Richard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
cardiac catheterization
Echocardiography
Female
Femoral Artery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy
Humans
interatrial septum
intracardiac echo
Male
Middle Aged
patent foramen ovale
Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Vena Cava Filters
Vena Cava, Inferior
venous thrombosis
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Summary:We present three patients with cryptogenic stroke who underwent transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale. All patients have had history of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with placement of inferior vena caval filters. The patients were not initially considered suitable candidates for the procedure because of risk of dislodgment of previously implanted inferior vena cava filter. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;63:242–246. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/ccd.20174