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Coil closure of residual shunt after amplatzer pfo occlusion
Author(s) -
Meier Bernhard
Publication year - 2011
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.22845
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , shunt (medical) , occlusion , closure (psychology) , residual , electromagnetic coil , cardiology , surgery , percutaneous , algorithm , computer science , economics , market economy , electrical engineering , engineering
Abstract A 59‐year‐old man suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and was found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Six months after closure with a 25 mm Amplatzer PFO occluder there was a significant residual shunt at transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). A coil was implanted and TEE 4 months later showed complete closure. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.