What Did Happen during the Device Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale?

Choi, Si Wan; Park, Jae Hyeong; Kim, Jei; Na, Myung Hun

J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2015 Sep;23(3):193-194. 10.4250/jcu.2015.23.3.193.

What Did Happen during the Device Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale?

Affiliations

¹Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. jaehpark@cnu.ac.kr
²Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.

KMID: 2068732
DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2015.23.3.193

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Patent foramen ovale; Device closure; Thrombus; Complication

MeSH Terms

Foramen Ovale, Patent*
Thrombosis

Figure

Fig. 1 Transesophageal echocardiographic examination shows about a 13 cm sized linear mass (arrowheads) attached on the tip of the Amplatzer® PFO occlude device (arrow).
Fig. 2 After the open heart surgery, about 20 cm sized fresh thrombus (arrowheads) is attached on the removed device (arrow).

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2. Bruch L, Parsi A, Grad MO, Rux S, Burmeister T, Krebs H, Kleber FX. Transcatheter closure of interatrial communications for secondary prevention of paradoxical embolism: single-center experience. Circulation. 2002; 105:2845–2848.

What Did Happen during the Device Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale?

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