Patent foramen ovale closure with vena cava thrombus: You need an arm and a neck!

Mohammed Qintar; Pedro Villablanca; James Lee; Dee Dee Wang; Tiberio Frisoli; Brian O'Neill; William W O'Neill; Marvin H Eng

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3884

Patent foramen ovale closure with vena cava thrombus: You need an arm and a neck!

Clin Case Rep. 2021 May 15;9(5):e03884. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3884. eCollection 2021 May.

Authors

Mohammed Qintar¹, Pedro Villablanca¹, James Lee¹, Dee Dee Wang¹, Tiberio Frisoli¹, Brian O'Neill¹, William W O'Neill¹, Marvin H Eng¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Structural Heart Disease Division of Cardiology Henry Ford Health System Detroit MI USA.

Abstract

In patients with challenging femoral vein anatomy, transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure can be safely and effectively be done through the jugular veins guided by ICE from the arm. This novel technique can potentially save resources (anesthesia and TEE) and provide an option for patients without a femoral option.

Keywords: ICE from the arm; IVC thrombus; PFO; RIJ PFO closure.

Publication types

Case Reports