Persistent redundant Eustachian valve interfering with Amplatzer PFO occluder placement: Anatomico‐clinical and technical implications

Eustaquio Onorato, Isidoro Pera, Gloria Melzi, Gianluca Rigatelli

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · 2002 · 29 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

A 28-year-old man with patent foramen ovale and a prominent Eustachian valve with a history of transient ischemic attack underwent transcatheter closure using Amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder. During deployment, some of the prominent valve tissue was entrapped on the delivery cable and a piece of the valve was extracted unintentionally. Anatomico-clinical and technical implications are discussed.

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