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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Percutaneous transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure using the right internal jugular venous approach
Mark A Sader1, Michael De Moor, Eugene Pomerantsev
1Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Abstract:
Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a therapeutic option in patients with paradoxical embolism. For patients in whom PFO closure is indicated when a femoral venous approach is not possible, we describe the successful closure of two PFOs using the right internal jugular venous approach.
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