SCAI Technical Review on Management of Patent Foramen Ovale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common anatomic variant associated with intermittent right-to-left shunting. Transcatheter PFO closure has been proposed to address multiple clinical conditions including stroke, transient ischemic attack, migraine, and decompression illness.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using the GRADE approach to address 5 questions formulated by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Guideline Panel in patient, intervention, comparator, outcome (PICO) format. Medical literature from January 2015 through May 2021 was searched. Extracted data underwent review and risk-of-bias assessment by 2 independent researchers. Pooled effect estimates were calculated. Certainty of evidence was determined for each query

SUBMITTER: Goldsweig AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature