title: Successful percutaneous transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure through the right internal jugular vein using a steerable catheter.
abstract: Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) remains challenging when femoral venous approach is not available. We describe the successful closure of a PFO using the right internal jugular venous approach and a deflectable catheter delivery system in a patient with a PFO, recurrent stroke, and an inferior vena cava filter.
authors: Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France; Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France.
authors: Sebastien
authors: S
authors: Hascoet
authors: Alain
authors: A
authors: Fraisse
authors: Meyer
authors: M
authors: Elbaz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000209:etiology; D004867:Equipment Design; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016306:Vena Cava Filters
keywords: cerebrovascular accident; patent foramen ovale; shunts