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  • Title: Role of real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography for guiding transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure.
    Author: Martin-Reyes R, López-Fernández T, Moreno-Yangüela M, Moreno R, Navas-Lobato MA, Refoyo E, Guzmán G, Domínguez-Melcón F, López-Sendón JL.
    Journal: Eur J Echocardiogr; 2009 Jan; 10(1):148-50. PubMed ID: 18728098.
    Abstract:
    Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a relatively common congenital condition which has been implicated in cryptogenic stroke as a result of paradoxical thromboembolism by right-to-left shunting. Many studies have demonstrated that transcatheter PFO closure significantly reduced the incidence of recurrent strokes in a small group of high-risk patients with PFO and atrial septal aneurysm compared with antithrombotic drugs. Two-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (2D TEE) has become the election technique for guiding patent foramen ovale closure. Real-time Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) may be potentially superior to 2D TEE in the accurate assessment of the morphology and efficacy of transcatheter closure devices because of a better spacial orientation.
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