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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Transcatheter closure of large persistent left superior vena cava causing cyanosis in two patients post-Fontan
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Louisville, 571 South Floyd, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. mitch.recto@louisville.edu
Abstract:
We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into the pulmonary venous circulation causing cyanosis in two patients who had previously undergone the Fontan operation utilizing the Gianturco Grifka vascular occlusion device. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:398-404.

