title: Closure of a patent foramen ovale and tricuspid valve replacement after heart transplantation.
abstract: Patent foramen ovale has been noted after cardiac transplantation. Rarely is surgical intervention warranted. In this communication we report a case of severe tricuspid regurgitation and paradoxical embolism secondary to a patent foramen ovale in a patient 19 months after heart transplantation. The patient underwent successful closure of the patent foramen ovale and tricuspid valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Heart Transplant Program, Tampa General Hospital, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayanagar
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Sastry
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*