Treatment of recurrent stroke and pulmonary thromboembolism with percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale and placement of inferior vena cava filter.
The association between recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism, stroke, and congenital anomalies of the clotting system features a condition of increased risk of recurrences despite anticoagulant therapy. We report the successful management of this association with percutaneous closure of the foramen ovale and placement of an inferior caval vein filter.
Donti
Andrea
A
Pediatric Cardiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. alessandro5574@iol.it
Giardini
Alessandro
A
Formigari
Roberto
R
Bronzetti
Gabriele
G
Prandstraller
Daniela
D
Bonvicini
Marco
M
Picchio
Fernando M
FM
D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters