Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure after a cryptogenic cerebral ischemic event is a routinely procedure. The most used device is Amplatzer™ PFO Occluder 25 mm, but PFOs with complex anatomy require larger device for closure. We compared Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder (ASO) device versus Amplatzer™ PFO Occluder 30 or 35 mm (A-PFO 30/35) about the safety of procedure and the presence of residual shunt during the follow-up. METHODS:From June 2002 to July 2016, 355 patients (pts) with PFO undergone closure at our institution. Among these ones, 70 pts (19.7%) had a PFO with complex anatomy and a single device with greater diameter was implanted. In these cases, the following devices were used: Gore® Septal Occluder (GSO) in 4 pts; ASO device in 33 pts (group I) and A-PFO 30/35 in 33 pts (group II). Patients treated with GSO device were excluded by our analysis. RESULTS:Comparing group I and group II, there weren't complications during the procedures. Two patients of group II were lost at follow-up. At last follow-up, 1 pt of group I (3%) and 10 pts of group II (32.3%) had a residual shunt (p < 0.01). 7 of 10 pts of group II and the only 1 of group I with residual shunt underwent a complete closure by Amplatzer™ Vascular Plug (AVP) devices. CONCLUSIONS:ASO devices and A-PFO 30/35 devices are both safe to close complex PFO; but A-PFO 30/35 is associated with a more incidence of residual shunt.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Giordano M,Gaio G,Santoro G,Palladino MT,Sarubbi B,Golino P,Russo MGdoi
10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.10.053subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-03-15 00:00:00pages
47-50eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
S0167-5273(18)32466-5journal_volume
279pub_type
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