Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale following mitral valve replacement.
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.
Skulski
R
R
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642, USA.
Snider
J M
JM
Buzzard
C J
CJ
Ling
F S
FS
Mendelsohn
A M
AM
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