It normally closes during infancy. With the new AMPLATZER™ PFO Occluder, ischemic stroke patients will now have access to a closure device shown to reduce risk of recurrent stroke, rather than relying ...

1–3 In observational studies, the Amplatzer PFO Occluder has been shown to have advantageous safety features as a closure device. 4–7 We report the results of closure with the use of this ...

In patients with nickel hypersensitivity, there is increased risk for device syndrome within the first 90 days following patent foramen ovale closure.

Most of the adverse events were TIAs. Within the last decade there have been a number of catheter occluder devices developed to percutaneously close the PFO. In these studies as well, the ...

PFO is associated with a variety of disorders ... and arrhythmia. Furthermore, a metal occluder would obstruct future access to the left atrium in interventional treatments such as catheter ...

A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people ...