Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Without an Implant | Zendy

Horst Sievert | Zendy; Evelyn Fischer | Zendy; Corinna Heinisch | Zendy; Nico Majunke | Zendy; Albrecht Roemer | Zendy; Nina Wunderlich | Zendy

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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Without an Implant

Author(s) -

Horst Sievert,

Evelyn Fischer,

Corinna Heinisch,

Nico Majunke,

Albrecht Roemer,

Nina Wunderlich

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.696310

Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , closure (psychology) , implant , surgery , intracardiac injection , catheter , percutaneous , market economy , economics

Currently available catheter techniques for closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) rely on the placement of an implantable closure device. The objective of the Paradigm I study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transcatheter closure of PFO using radiofrequency energy without an implanted device in patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

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