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Short-term results of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with cryptogenic stroke: A retrospective study
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  • Yilong Guo,
  • Zhensu Shi,
  • Yin Zheng,
  • Caichan Xie,
  • Jiao Yi,
  • Zelun Chen,
  • Yue Shu,
  • Dexing Zhou
Yilong Guo
Medical School of Chinese PLA Beijing People’s Republic of China

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Zhensu Shi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Yin Zheng
Department of Special Medical Services Hainan Cancer Hospital Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Caichan Xie
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Jiao Yi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Zelun Chen
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Yue Shu
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Dexing Zhou
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou Hainan People’s Republic of China
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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to assess the short-term (12 months) results of PFO occlusion guided by transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and the results of regular transthoracic ultrasound foaming test (UFT). Methods: Data of 75 patients who underwent interventional therapy for PFO and CS were retrospectively analysed. The patients were grouped according to their preoperative UFT results: group A, small volume of right-to-left shunts; group B, moderate volume of right-to-left shunts; and group C, large volume of right-to-left shunts. All patients were treated with an Amplatzer occluder under TEE guidance. UFT follow-up was conducted regularly until 12 months after surgery. Results: No remarkable differences in preoperative data, length of hospital stay, or operative time were noted between the groups. Length of the PFO and diameter of the occluder differed between the groups: group A=group Bp<0.001). One patient in group C developed recurrent stroke 11 months postoperatively. Two patients in group C developed atrial arrhythmia, which improved after 3 months of antiarrhythmic treatment. However, 19 patients still had positive UFT results 12 months postoperatively. Furthermore, the positive UFT rate 12 months postoperatively differed between the groups: group A=group Bp<0.05). Conclusions: In patients with PFO and CS, interventional therapy guided by TEE could lead to satisfactory short-term (12 months) outcomes. A longer PFO and preoperative large-volume shunt were negatively associated with a negative UFT rate 12 months postoperatively. Further studies are required to clarify the relationship between positive UFT results postoperatively and stroke recurrence.