Thrombi straddling patent foramen ovale: A case series with various management strategies

Deanna Gill; Wissam A Jaber; William B Keeling; Marc D Thames

doi:10.1002/ccd.30131

Thrombi straddling patent foramen ovale: A case series with various management strategies

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr;99(5):1683-1686. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30131. Epub 2022 Feb 16.

Authors

Deanna Gill¹, Wissam A Jaber², William B Keeling³, Marc D Thames²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 35170845
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30131

Abstract

This case series explores four cases of thrombi straddling patent foramen ovale (TSFO), an exceedingly rare event. The cases are compared regarding their presentations, evaluations, and management strategies including the first documented uses of percutaneous thromboembolectomy for the removal of a TSFO.

Keywords: clot; echocardiography; percutaneous intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Foramen Ovale, Patent* / complications
Foramen Ovale, Patent* / diagnostic imaging
Foramen Ovale, Patent* / therapy
Humans
Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis* / etiology
Thrombosis* / surgery
Treatment Outcome