Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale following mitral valve replacement.

Skulski, R; Snider, J M; Buzzard, C J; Ling, F S; Mendelsohn, A M · Ann Thorac Surg · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the successful closure of a postoperative patent foramen ovale in a patient who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement for severe mitral insufficiency. The postoperative course was complicated by severe hypoxemia due to a large patent foramen ovale. The patient underwent transcatheter closure with the Das Angel Wings transcatheter occluder (Microvena Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN) with immediate improvement.

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