title: Device closure of a patent foramen ovale in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum.
abstract: The presence of a patent foramen ovale has been recognized as a risk factor for embolic stroke, and transcatheter device closure of patent foramen ovales is increasingly performed to reduce future neurological events. The present report discusses a patient who continued to have residual shunting following percutanous closure because of improper seating of the device in the presence of a lipomatous atrial septum.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Faleh
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marquis
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*