Comparison of the short-term efficacy of different Amplatzer models and similar occluders in the treatment of patent foramen ovale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the recent efficacy and safety of different Amplatzer models and similar occluder in the treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Methods

Patients with PFO complicated with cryptogenic stroke or migraine who underwent transcatheter closure of PFO in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from September 2019 to March 2021 were selected. Patients were grouped according to the type of occluder device. The basic data of the patients were collected and followed up within 1 year after occlusion. Effectiveness was defined as no recurrence of stroke/remission of migraine symptoms and a negative postoperative foaming test, and safety events were counted as the combined results of serious adverse events.

Results

A total of 92 patients w

SUBMITTER: Lou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366722 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature