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Pacman sign during device closure of the patent foramen ovale
Author(s) -
Meier Bernhard
Publication year - 2003
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/ccd.10637
Subject(s) - patent foramen ovale , medicine , septum secundum , sign (mathematics) , fluoroscopy , foramen ovale (heart) , closure (psychology) , foramen secundum , atrial septum , anatomy , surgery , law , mathematical analysis , percutaneous , mathematics , political science
The Pacman Sign during devise closure of the patent foramen ovale refers to the aspect of the device on fluoroscopy that should be achieved before release. In an orthograde view, the cranial halves of the left and right atrial disks should appear like open jaws biting into the thick septum secundum reminding of arcade game figure Pacman about to gobble up a dot. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2003;60:221–223. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.