Who qualifies for PFO closure?

A healthcare provider may recommend a PFO closure procedure if: You've had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) more than once. You've had cryptogenic (from an unknown cause) strokes more than once. You have a low level of oxygen in your blood.

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At present, randomized data regarding PFO closure for ischemic events are limited to patients under the age of 60 or 65 years after a cerebral ischemic event with no findable putative cause other than the PFO 28. As a consequence, PFO closure is exclusively recommended for such patients in all guidelines.

A healthcare provider may recommend a PFO closure procedure if: You've had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) more than once. You've had cryptogenic (from an unknown cause) strokes more than once. You have a low level of oxygen in your blood.

You may be asleep for the procedure, or you may get a sedative to help you relax. Your doctor makes a small cut in your groin. Then the catheter, with tools inside it, is put into your blood vessel and carefully guided to your heart. Your doctor moves the tip of the catheter to place a small device inside the PFO.

How is patent foramen ovale treated? Antiplatelet medicines such as aspirin, to help prevent blood clots. Anticoagulant medicines such as warfarin, to help prevent blood clots. Closure of the PFO with a catheter-based procedure. Closure of the PFO during heart surgery.

If you have a PFO larger than 25 millimeters, a provider will probably do PFO closure surgery instead of using the catheter method.

If you were born with a hole in your heart that never closed, known as a patent foramen ovale (PFO), you may need a procedure to correct it. Penn Medicine cardiologists use interventional techniques to close a patent foramen ovale without opening your chest for surgery.

PFO closure may be offered to younger patients (e.g., <30 years) with a single, small, deep stroke (<1.5 cm), a large shunt, and absence of any vascular risk factors that would lead to intrinsic small-vessel disease such as hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia (level C).

Treatment most often requires a procedure called cardiac catheterization, which is performed by a trained cardiologist to permanently seal the PFO.

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PFO closure is a minimally invasive catheter procedure in which a small device is implanted via a catheter inserted into a large vein in the groin. Most PFOs don't need any treatment.If your child needs surgery for another heart defect, the PFO may be closed at the time of the surgery. During transcatheter repair, a healthcare provider inserts a device that can plug up the PFO. A patent foramen ovale is a small, flaplike opening in the wall between the upper chambers of the heart. However, it may cause serious complications under certain circumstances. Congenital lesion resulting in a defect in the fossa ovalis smaller than an atrial septal defect. It requires no treatment or followup.

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