Echocardiographic Assessment of Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure Complications

Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale: A cardiological perspective

“…(29,35,(48)(49)(50) and major complications (tamponade, infection, thrombus formation) in less than 1.5% of cases respectively. (10,41,42,53,54) Late erosions into surrounding tissues have been described with all intracardiac devices, but are rare after PFO closure. Residual shunts are common immediately following implantation, but infrequent (5-10%) after 12 months.…”

Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Transcatheter Occlusion of Atrial Septal Defects

“…It is up to the center and the interventionalist to prefer ICE to other imaging techniques and there are many catheterization laboratories and interventionalists who prefer this technique during transcatheter closure of ASDs. (Kim et al 2009;Yared et al 2009) …”

“…(Brickner et al 2000;Yared et al 2009) Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found more than 25% of the adults. (Yared, Baggish et al 2009) Historically, surgical closure of ASDs has been the most common therapy until new catheterbased techniques began to develop pioneered by King andMills in 1975.…”

“…(Brickner et al 2000;Yared et al 2009) Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found more than 25% of the adults. (Yared, Baggish et al 2009) Historically, surgical closure of ASDs has been the most common therapy until new catheterbased techniques began to develop pioneered by King andMills in 1975. (King et al 1976;Yared et al 2009) Currently, transcatheter closure of ASDs and PFOs is preferred to surgery in otherwise uncomplicated and favorable anatomy cases because it is technically simple and is associated with negligible morbidity and mortality.…”

“…(Yared, Baggish et al 2009) Historically, surgical closure of ASDs has been the most common therapy until new catheterbased techniques began to develop pioneered by King andMills in 1975. (King et al 1976;Yared et al 2009) Currently, transcatheter closure of ASDs and PFOs is preferred to surgery in otherwise uncomplicated and favorable anatomy cases because it is technically simple and is associated with negligible morbidity and mortality. These procedures are performed for hemodynamically significant left to right shunting, to prevent stroke from recurrent paradoxical embolism and for the platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome.…”