title: [Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale with amplatzer device. Report of two cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present two cases of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) treated with percutaneous Amplatzer device.
  
  
  METHODS
  The first case corresponds to 48 years old woman with Ebstein's disease with moderate to severe hemodynamic repercussion and three cerebrovascular accidents, the last one under coumarin treatment, she received antiarrhythmic medication and despite of it developed 1st degree AV block, supraventricular and ventricular ectopia, rigth branch block. The second case corresponds to a 22 years old man with antecedents of cerebrovascular accident at the age of 21 with sequelae of convulsive crisis. Both patients were percutaneously treated with Amplatzer devices. The first patient was treated with a foramen ovale device and second with septal occluder due to the diameter of the foramen. Both patients have remained asymptomatic during the follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PFO devices are indicated for patients with a history of cerebrovascular accidents.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hemodinamia Pediátrica HG CMN La Raza, Hospital General Centro Médico La Raza, Dpto. Hemodinámica, México. munayerjaime90@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jaime E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Munayer Calderón
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maza Juárez
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Carpio
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aldana Pérez
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lázaro Castillo
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: San Luis Miranda
authors.forename: Homero
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amaya
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pineda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome