Long-term Outcomes After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Nagpal SV, Lerakis S, Halista M, Willis P, Block P, Douglas J, Morris D, Liff D, Stewart J, Devireddy C, Babaliaros V, Flueckiger P, Veledar E, Nahab F. Long-term Outcomes After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2013, 346: 181-186. PMID: 23328836, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e318276b071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous PFO closureLong-term outcomesPFO closureNeurological eventsRecurrent strokeCryptogenic strokePercutaneous patent foramen ovale closurePatent foramen ovale closureSerious long-term complicationsMigraines/monthThirty-day mortalityForamen ovale closureEmory University HospitalRecords of patientsLong-term complicationsPercutaneous patent foramenHistory of migraineSeverity of migraineEmergent surgeryChart reviewThirteen patientsConsecutive patientsMigraine frequencyPatent foramenAtrial fibrillation