I Daehnert1, P Ewert, F Berger, P E Lange. 1. Abteilung für Angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany. ingodaehnert@yahoo.de
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Stroke during pregnancy and puerperium is a severe complication that causes high morbidity and mortality. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) allowing paradoxical embolism is one identified risk factor. CASE: A 25-year-old pregnant woman with PFO suffered from recurrent cerebral embolism. To prevent recurrent cerebral embolism during pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium, interventional closure of the PFO was performed without fluoroscopy under echocardiographic guidance. The postinterventional course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous transvenous closure of a PFO during pregnancy is feasible without the use of fluoroscopy.
BACKGROUND:Stroke during pregnancy and puerperium is a severe complication that causes high morbidity and mortality. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) allowing paradoxical embolism is one identified risk factor. CASE: A 25-year-old pregnant woman with PFO suffered from recurrent cerebral embolism. To prevent recurrent cerebral embolism during pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium, interventional closure of the PFO was performed without fluoroscopy under echocardiographic guidance. The postinterventional course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous transvenous closure of a PFO during pregnancy is feasible without the use of fluoroscopy.
Authors: Lei Chen; Wenjun Deng; Igor Palacios; Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje; David McMullin; Dong Zhou; Eng H Lo; Ferdinando Buonanno; MingMing Ning Journal: J Investig Med Date: 2016-03-17 Impact factor: 2.895