PFO‐ACCESS: Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Patients With Stroke With Cardiac Shunts
The PFO-ACCESS program with Viz.ai PFO module use resulted in a 492% increase in PFO referrals due to enhanced communication and efficiency in managing PFO-related stroke cases. Though the increased number of referrals and closures were observed, the PFO closure percentage of total referred cases showed a marked but nonsignificant decrease indicating selective case management. The higher number of PFO closures shows that more patients are indeed appropriate for PFO closure consideration. Future efforts should focus on expanding outpatient use and increasing provider education to optimize PFO management.
Authors
- Yasaman Pirahanchi
- Ehtisham Mahmud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-8661)
- James R. Bowers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1627-739X)
- Brett C. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2877-1187)
- Benjamin Shifflett
- Thomas Hemmen
- Dawn Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-1392)
- S. Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8311-1999)
- Kunal Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-6647)
- J.A. Carrión (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-6081)
- Lovella Hailey
- Melissa Mortin
- Royya Modir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4782-0861)
- Reza Bavarsad
- Vikas Ravi
Institutions
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/svin.124.001707
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00