Implantation of a second Amplatzer device to eliminate residual shunt after transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2009 Sep;10(9):736-7. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832b4cb7.

Abstract

We report a case of implantation of a second Amplatzer device in order to eliminate a residual postprocedural shunt after transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure. Echocardiographic and angiographic images are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / physiopathology
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Migraine Disorders / etiology
  • Migraine Disorders / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult