SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021

SA Heart consensus statement on closure of patent foramen ovale 2021

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with numerous clinical conditions. The most severe of these is cryptogenic stroke. This consensus statement aims to provide a clinical guideline on which patients should be offered PFO closure.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2023-01, Vol.34 (1), p.35-39
Hauptverfasser: Hitzeroth, J, Van Der Bijl, P, Michel, F, Meel, R, Cupido, BJ, Klug, E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac Catheterization - adverse effects
cryptogenic arterial embolism
Cryptogenic stroke
Foramen Ovale, Patent - complications
Foramen Ovale, Patent - diagnostic imaging
Foramen Ovale, Patent - surgery
Humans
Patent foramen ovale
PFO
PFO closure
Risk Factors
Secondary Prevention
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - etiology
Stroke - prevention & control
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with numerous clinical conditions. The most severe of these is cryptogenic stroke. This consensus statement aims to provide a clinical guideline on which patients should be offered PFO closure.
ISSN:1995-1892
1996-3467
1680-0745
DOI:10.5830/CVJA-2022-009