PFO CLOSURE A to Z
Moderators: Stefan Bertog, Horst Sievert
2 EBAC credits
Program
- History of the discovery of PFO and ASD and their treatment (from Leonardo da Vinci to King & Mills to pivotal randomized trials)John Carroll, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA
- PFO detection using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographyBushra Rana, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
- PFO detection using transcranial DopplerPaola Palazzo, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Rennaz, Switzerland
- Management of residual leaksHorst Sievert, CardioVascular Center CVC Frankfurt, Germany
- Atrial fibrillation after PFO closure: incidence, detection, course, and treatmentRobert Sommer, Columbia University, New York, USA
- Expanding PFO closureDavid Thaler, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
- Case presentation from start to finishStefan Bertog, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
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