Interventional closure of patent foramen ovale in prevention of thromboembolic events. Consensus document of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions and the Section of Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the Polish Cardiac Society.

Interventional closure of patent foramen ovale in prevention of thromboembolic events. Consensus document of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions and the Section of Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease of the Polish Cardiac Society.
Kardiol Pol. 2019 Nov 13;:
Authors: Araszkiewicz A, Bartuś S, Demkow M, Grygier M, Huczek Z, Komar M, Pracoń R, Przewłocki T, Sabiniewicz R, Smolka G, Olszowska M, Wojakowski W
Abstract
The presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) was found to be associated with a number of medical conditions, including embolic stroke and recurrent transient neurological defects. The closure of PFO remains controversial, however recently guidelines from European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions in collaboration with 7 other European societies have been published, which extensively referring to the latest randomized clinical trials, explicitly recommend percutaneous PFO closure in the prevention of recurrent thromboembolic events. In connection with the above facts and expecting increasing number of PFO closure procedures, the joint expert group of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions and the Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease Section of the Polish Cardiac Society developed the following consensus opinion in order to standardize the principles of diagnosis, indications, methods of performing procedures and post-operative care in relation to Polish conditions and experiences.
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Source: Polish Heart Journal - November 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Araszkiewicz A, Bartuś S, Demkow M, Grygier M, Huczek Z, Komar M, Pracoń R, Przewłocki T, Sabiniewicz R, Smolka G, Olszowska M, Wojakowski W Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research