title: Eustachian valve interfering with transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale.
abstract: A prominent Eustachian valve (EV) is a common finding in patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Its presence might compromise transcatheter closure of the PFO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roelandt
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Budts
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055422:Venous Valves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging