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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Coil closure of residual shunt after Amplatzer PFO occlusion
1Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. bernhard.meier@insel.ch
Abstract:
A 59-year-old man suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and was found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Six months after closure with a 25 mm Amplatzer PFO occluder there was a significant residual shunt at transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). A coil was implanted and TEE 4 months later showed complete closure.

