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21309360

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
The authors present the case of a 35-year-old woman admitted to her local hospital with right upper limb paresis, which led to a diagnosis of ischemic stroke, confirmed by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Investigation of the embolic source by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a patent foramen ovale (PFO), with spontaneous right-to-left shunt. In May 2009 percutaneous closure of the PFO was performed with a BioSTAR bioabsorbable implant, under TEE and fluoroscopic control. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed one, three and six months after the procedure, and TEE was repeated after nine months, in each case showing correct implant positioning, with no residual leak. The patient has been asymptomatic since the stroke episode. The authors discuss the importance of bioabsorbable implants for PFO closure, and their advantages over the previously used permanent synthetic implants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0870-2551
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1737-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Patent foramen ovale closure with the BioSTAR bioabsorbable implant.
pubmed:affiliation
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal. joaopedrolopes@sapo.pt
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports