Persistence of residual shunt at 6 and 12 months after transoesophageal echocardiography-guided percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale for cryptogenic stroke
Residual right-to-left shunts are common at 6 months after percutaneous closure of PFO. However, the majority are small and two-thirds of residual right-to-left shunts achieve complete closure between 6 and 12 months.
Authors
- Jonathan M. Coutinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-982X)
- Berto J. Bouma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1433-9692)
- Lars S. Witte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0159-0754)
- Abdelhak El Bouziani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2297-198X)
- Daniëlle Robbers‐Visser
- Bart Straver
- Marcel A.M. Beijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7984-3021)
- Jan G.P. Tijssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-2628)
- Robbert J. de Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-3249)
Institutions
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-323905
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.68