INTERVENTIONS FOR VALVULAR DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE

AMPLATZER versus Figulla occluder for transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure

EuroIntervention 2017;12:2092-2099. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-15-00499

Daniela Trabattoni
Daniela Trabattoni1, MD, FESC; Achille Gaspardone2*, MD, MPhil, FESC; Gregory A. Sgueglia2, MD, PhD; Franco Fabbiocchi1, MD; Gaetano Gioffrè2, MD; Piero Montorsi1, MD; Giuseppe Calligaris1, MD; Maria Iamele2, MD; Antonella De Santis2, MD; Antonio L. Bartorelli1, MD, FESC
1. Centro Cardiologico “Monzino” IRCCS and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 2. U.O.C. di Cardiologia, Ospedale Sant’Eugenio, Rome, Italy

Aims: The aim of this observational study was to compare acute and 12-month results of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with two occluder devices.

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