19 May 2022
PFO closure: LIVE case
LIVE case from Hospital Clinic - Barcelona, Spain
Anchorperson:
P. Calvert
Moderator:
F. Hellig
Summary
Watch a PFO occlusion case LIVE from Barcelona, Spain, and learn about the treatment of this 60-year-old man, with no CV risk factors, currently asymptomatic, who suffered an ischemic stroke in March 2022 after Valsalva, diplopia, dysarthria, and brachial right paresis, as well as acute bilateral thalamic lesion and chronic left frontal ischemic lesion.
Learning Objectives
- To understand how to select the correct patient
- To show the importance and the utility of imaging guidance for this procedure
- To take a systematic approach in understanding the step-by-step closure procedure itself