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Very Late Patent Foramen Ovale Occluder Device Structural Dysfunction and Thrombosis
Rami M Abazid1, Osama Smettei1, Jasmin Nari1
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
JACC. Case Reports
|February 16, 2024
Abstract:
Mechanical dysfunction of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure device is extremely rare. We present a 58-year-old male patient who had multiple episodes of ischemic strokes 3 years after PFO closure, which was related to PFO device mechanical dysfunction and thrombosis. He was successfully treated with surgical intervention.
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