Transcatheter coil occlusion of residual shunt in a patient with recurrent cryptogenic stroke after PFO percutaneous closure

Andrea Donti; Alessandro Giardini; Roberto Formigari; Gabriele Bronzetti; Daniela Prandstraller; Marco Bonvicini; Fernando M Picchio

doi:10.1002/ccd.10770

Transcatheter coil occlusion of residual shunt in a patient with recurrent cryptogenic stroke after PFO percutaneous closure

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Mar;61(3):415-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10770.

Authors

Andrea Donti¹, Alessandro Giardini, Roberto Formigari, Gabriele Bronzetti, Daniela Prandstraller, Marco Bonvicini, Fernando M Picchio

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Unit, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 14988907
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10770

Abstract

A significant association has been suggested between a residual shunt and the risk of cerebral ischemic recurrences after transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. We report the use of a detachable coil to treat a residual shunt in a patient who had a recurrent cerebral ischemic event after transcatheter closure of a PFO.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Catheterization
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy*
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Stroke / etiology*