Patent Foramen Ovale

This book is the ultimate reference on patent foramen ovale (PFO), a defect in the septum of the heart estimated to be present in more than twenty percent of the adult population and a proven cause of systemic embolism. All chapters have been written by internationally recognized experts in the fiel...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Amin, Zahid (Editor ), Tobis, Jonathan M. (Editor ), Sievert, Horst (Editor ), Carroll, John D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Cardiology.
Heart-Surgery.
Endoscopic surgery.
Interventional radiology.
Radiology.
Cardiac Surgery.
Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Interventional Radiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SECTION I: BACKGROUND AND ANATOMY
  • Historical perspective and importance of PFO.- Embryology, Neonatal Circulation and Anatomy of PFO
  • Anatomical variations of Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Aging and Patent Foramen Ovale
  • SECTION II: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PFO
  • Echocardiographic detection and transcranial Doppler quantification of right-to-left shunting
  • ICE: intra-procedural evaluation and guidance during closure of PFO
  • A Comparison of Methods to Detect and Quantitative PFO: TCD, TTE, ICE and TEE
  • Angiographic evaluation for PFO and Pulmonary AVMs
  • SECTION III: PFO AND CLINICAL SYNDROMES
  • An Overview of Clinical Syndromes (Keeping The Heart In Mind)
  • The Association of Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine Headache
  • Current Patient Management Issues, Clinical Trial Design Challenges and the Pathway Forward.- Patent foramen ovale and divers
  • Orthodeoxia and Platypnea
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Patent Foramen Ovale
  • PFO and Various Types of Surgery.- When a PFO is Discovered Incidentally
  • SECTION IV: CLOSURE METHODS
  • The GORE Septal Occluder
  • The novel PFO specific closure devices: Why did they fail?
  • Optimal device for children and closure indications in pediatric population
  • Occlutech, PFM, Lifetech and other new devices. What's on the horizon?
  • Complications of PFO Closure
  • SECTION V: STATISTICAL METHODS, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
  • Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale or Medical Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke: The CLOSURE I Trial
  • The Gore REDUCE Clinical Study
  • The PC Trial: An Effective Treatment Not Demonstrating Effective Power
  • From FDAs point of view: What is needed to move PFO closure for stroke prevention forward?
  • The Medical Device Manufacturer's Perspective - W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc
  • PFO-Patient's Perspective
  • Clinical Trials to Assess the Relationship between Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine Headaches
  • Do We Need More PFO Trials: Hypercoaguable Syndromes, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Arrhythmias
  • SECTION VI: DIFFICULTIES/OBSTACLES IN STARTING PFO CLOSURE PRACTICE
  • Obstacles in Starting a PFO Closure Program. How I Did It
  • Developing a successful integrated PFO closure program.

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