Atrial septum anatomy as a predictor of ischemic neurological episodes in patients with patent foramen ovale
Kardiol Pol. 2024 Mar 17. doi: 10.33963/v.phj.99619. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38493455 | DOI:10.33963/v.phj.99619 (Source: Kardiologia Polska)
Source: Kardiologia Polska - March 17, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Przemys ław Węglarz Micha ł Węgiel Piotr Kuszewski Ewa Konarska-Kuszewska Micha ł Staszel Micha ł Nowok Grzegorz Bajor Katarzyna Mizia-Stec Artur Dziewierz Tomasz Rakowski Source Type: research
Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Stroke and Beyond
Curr Cardiol Rev. 2024 Mar 11. doi: 10.2174/011573403X276984240304044109. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOver 750,000 individuals suffer from stroke annually in the United States, with 87% of these strokes being ischemic in nature. Roughly 40% of ischemic strokes occur in individuals 60 years of age or under. A quarter of all ischemic strokes have no identifiable cause despite extensive workup and are deemed cryptogenic in nature. Patent Foramen Ovales (PFO) has been postulated in stroke causation by either paradoxical embolization or platelet activation in the tunnel of the defect. The incidence of PFO is reported to be 15...
Source: Current Cardiology Reviews - March 14, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sandeep Randhawa Jawahar L Mehta Gaurav Dhar Source Type: research
Patent Foramen Ovale –Associated Stroke
Paradoxic embolism through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common cause of ischemic stroke, accounting for 1 in 20 of all ischemic strokes. Neurologists play the leading role in diagnosing PFO-associated stroke, determining that a cerebral infarct is embolic in distribution and excluding other potential stroke mechanisms. Among patients aged 18 to 60 years old with a PFO and an otherwise cryptogenic stroke, the PFO-Associated Stroke Causal Likelihood classification system should be used to identify the 85% of patients likely to benefit from PFO closure and the 15% of patients likely to be harmed by PFO closure. (Source...
Source: Cardiology Clinics - March 14, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jeffrey L. Saver Source Type: research
Practical Aspects of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Percutaneous PFO closure is a well-established medical procedure to mitigate paradoxic embolism and the future risk of stroke in a well-selected patient clientele. When it comes to procedural guidance during PFO closure, various modalities exist, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Guidance by transesophageal echocardiography (in combination with fluoroscopy) offers high-resolution 2D/3D imaging, however, it requires the presence of a peri-interventional imager and conscious sedation (or endotracheal intubation). Intracardiac echocardiography and fluoroscopy guidance can be performed by a single operator and om...
Source: Cardiology Clinics - March 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kerstin Piayda, Stefan Bertog, Mackenzie Mbai, Alok Sharma, Verena Veulemans, Horst Sievert Source Type: research
Decompression sickness of the inner ear and relationship with a patent oval foramen: a study of 61 cases
ConclusionThe presence of patent foramen oval in patients with inner ear decompression was not statistically significant in our study. Understanding of the pathophysiology of decompression illness and the physiology and anatomy of the labyrinth would suggest a mechanism of supersaturation with degassing in intra-labyrinthine liquids. (Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology)
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - March 12, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research
Safety monitoring of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant persons in the vaccine adverse event reporting System - United States, September 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
CONCLUSIONS: Based on this review of reports to VAERS, the safety profile of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant persons was comparable to that observed for monovalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccination (3rd and 4th dose) in pregnant persons.PMID:38462432 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.02.084 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - March 10, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pedro L Moro Grace Carlock Nimita Fifadara Tei Habenicht Bicheng Zhang Penelope Strid Paige Marquez Source Type: research
Safety monitoring of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among pregnant persons in the vaccine adverse event reporting System - United States, September 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
CONCLUSIONS: Based on this review of reports to VAERS, the safety profile of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant persons was comparable to that observed for monovalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccination (3rd and 4th dose) in pregnant persons.PMID:38462432 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.02.084 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - March 10, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pedro L Moro Grace Carlock Nimita Fifadara Tei Habenicht Bicheng Zhang Penelope Strid Paige Marquez Source Type: research
Paradoxical Embolic Stroke Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in a Hemodialysis Patient
We reported a rare case of a 56-year-old man on hemodialysis with PFO and arteriovenous fistula dysfunction who suffered a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. This case emphasized the potential risk of paradoxical embolism in hemodialysis patients with vascular access problems. We aimed to highlight the importance of searching for PFO, as it may serve as a possible source of embolism in these patients.PMID:38459828 | DOI:10.1111/sdi.13201 (Source: Seminars in Dialysis)
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - March 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Xun Luo Jie Yu Hailang Xiao Lang Dai Yang Jiang Xiaohui Xia Wenjian Shi Fan Zhang Source Type: research
Paradoxical Embolic Stroke Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in a Hemodialysis Patient
We reported a rare case of a 56-year-old man on hemodialysis with PFO and arteriovenous fistula dysfunction who suffered a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. This case emphasized the potential risk of paradoxical embolism in hemodialysis patients with vascular access problems. We aimed to highlight the importance of searching for PFO, as it may serve as a possible source of embolism in these patients.PMID:38459828 | DOI:10.1111/sdi.13201 (Source: Seminars in Dialysis)
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - March 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Xun Luo Jie Yu Hailang Xiao Lang Dai Yang Jiang Xiaohui Xia Wenjian Shi Fan Zhang Source Type: research
Paradoxical Embolic Stroke Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in a Hemodialysis Patient
We reported a rare case of a 56-year-old man on hemodialysis with PFO and arteriovenous fistula dysfunction who suffered a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. This case emphasized the potential risk of paradoxical embolism in hemodialysis patients with vascular access problems. We aimed to highlight the importance of searching for PFO, as it may serve as a possible source of embolism in these patients.PMID:38459828 | DOI:10.1111/sdi.13201 (Source: Seminars in Dialysis)
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - March 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Xun Luo Jie Yu Hailang Xiao Lang Dai Yang Jiang Xiaohui Xia Wenjian Shi Fan Zhang Source Type: research
Paradoxical Embolic Stroke Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in a Hemodialysis Patient
We reported a rare case of a 56-year-old man on hemodialysis with PFO and arteriovenous fistula dysfunction who suffered a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. This case emphasized the potential risk of paradoxical embolism in hemodialysis patients with vascular access problems. We aimed to highlight the importance of searching for PFO, as it may serve as a possible source of embolism in these patients.PMID:38459828 | DOI:10.1111/sdi.13201 (Source: Seminars in Dialysis)
Source: Seminars in Dialysis - March 9, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Xun Luo Jie Yu Hailang Xiao Lang Dai Yang Jiang Xiaohui Xia Wenjian Shi Fan Zhang Source Type: research
Transhepatic approach of patent foramen ovale closure in the setting of congenital inferior vena cava anomaly
Key Clinical MessagePatent foramen ovale (PFO) is the most common interatrial septal abnormality. The indications for PFO device closure are still being evaluated, with the most common reason being to prevent cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) caused by paradoxical embolism of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the lower extremities. This procedure is usually performed through percutaneous intervention using femoral vein access. Here, we present a case of PFO closure using a transhepatic approach, as femoral vein access was not feasible due to an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC). The patient had a prominent left-sided IVC, lar...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Deepa Soodi,
Somto Nwaedozie,
Milind Shah,
Sudhakar Girotra Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
