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Closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with orthodeoxia‐platypnea using the amplatzer devices
Author(s) -
Waight David J.,
Cao QiLing,
Hijazi Ziyad M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200006)50:2<195::aid-ccd11>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , cardiology , foramen ovale (heart) , migraine
We present a series of four patients with orthodeoxia‐platypnea who underwent successful transcatheter closure of their patent foramen ovale using the Amplatzer devices (Amplatzer septal occluder/Amplatzer PFO occluder). The average saturation increased from 81% to 96% with complete resolution of symptoms. The Amplatzer devices are safe and effective treatment options for patients with orthodeoxia‐platypnea. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:195–198, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.