title: Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale following mitral valve replacement.
abstract: We report the successful closure of a postoperative patent foramen ovale in a patient who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement for severe mitral insufficiency. The postoperative course was complicated by severe hypoxemia due to a large patent foramen ovale. The patient underwent transcatheter closure with the Das Angel Wings transcatheter occluder (Microvena Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN) with immediate improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Skulski
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Buzzard
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mendelsohn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019233:Retreatment