PFO closure is the most frequent structural heart disease intervention. Even though the technique is well established, there are some debates about indications.... and some new technologies are now emerging.
A PFO closure using a bioabsorbable device in a case of patent foramen ovale with atria septum aneurysm
Learning the technique PFO (57 min.)
Speaker: F. Bourlon
The current debate around indications
Patent foramen ovale closure for prevention of stroke and migraine
Speaker: H. Sievert
The recent clinical trials
Clinical trials on patent foramen ovale closure
Speaker: J.M. Juliard
The new devices
New transseptal techniques - Patent foramen ovale, radio frequency and direct visualisation
Speaker: P. Block
Critical review of new data on Premere patent foramen ovale closure system
Speaker: J. Rodés Cabau
Future development in patent foramen ovale closure
Speaker: H. Sievert
A state of the art lecture from Host Sievert
Patent foramen ovale: treatment
Speaker: D. Fleschenberg
