Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale after left ventricular assist device implantation: intraoperative decision making

Minoo N Kavarana; Faraaz A Rahman; Michael R Recto; Robert D Dowling

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2005.02.007

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale after left ventricular assist device implantation: intraoperative decision making

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Sep;24(9):1445. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.02.007.

Authors

Minoo N Kavarana¹, Faraaz A Rahman, Michael R Recto, Robert D Dowling

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. mkavarana@att.net

PMID: 16143276
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.02.007

Abstract

The presence of a patent foramen ovale in patients with heart failure can be missed during echocardiography despite the use of provocative maneuvers. Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in these patients can result in right-to-left shunting and hypoxemia. We report the use of a percutaneous atrial septal defect closure device as an alternative to surgical closure.

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged