Transcatheter coil occlusion of residual shunt in a patient with recurrent cryptogenic stroke after PFO percutaneous closure.
A significant association has been suggested between a residual shunt and the risk of cerebral ischemic recurrences after transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. We report the use of a detachable coil to treat a residual shunt in a patient who had a recurrent cerebral ischemic event after transcatheter closure of a PFO.
Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Unit, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea
A
Donti
Alessandro
A
Giardini
Roberto
R
Formigari
Gabriele
G
Bronzetti
Daniela
D
Prandstraller
Marco
M
Bonvicini
Fernando M
FM
Picchio
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*