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Instant percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with acute myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries

2006; Wiley; Volume: 67; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ccd.20582

1522-726X

Vivek K. Mehan, Andreas Wahl, Nazan Walpoth, Bernhard Meier,

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Two young women with angiographically normal coronary arteries suffered an acute myocardial infarction. Both were found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO), the likely pathway of a paradoxical embolus causing the infarction. The PFOs were diagnosed and closed percutaneously with an Amplatzer PFO Occluder during the emergency coronary angiography.