PFO CLosure
from 16:00 CEST
Moderators: Horst Sievert, John Thomson
Moderators
- Horst Sievert, CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC, Frankfurt, Germany
- John Thomson, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Panelists
- John Carroll, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, USA
- Matthew Daniels, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Bernhard Meier, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Lars Sondergaard, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mark Turner, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK
- Niki Walker, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Scotland
Program
- Review of current guidelines and recommendationsJohn Carroll
- Small PFO’s and cryptogenic stroke-should they be left alone or closed?Lars Sondergaard
- 3 decades of PFO closure-what have we learned about devices?Niki Walker
- Alternative devices-suture mediated closureHorst Sievert
- Should we accept residual shunts after PFO closure?Matthew Daniels
- Which patients are at greatest risk for AF after PFO closure and should we worry?Mark Turner
- PFO closure for primary prevention, is now the time?Bernhard Meier
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Accreditation
This webinar has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) with up to 2 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) and by the Landesärtzekammer Hessen with up to 3 CME credits.