Inflammatory mass formation on a patent foramen ovale closure device seventeen years after implantation

Acta Cardiol. 2020 Oct;75(6):563-564. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2019.1630587. Epub 2019 Jun 22.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardioseal; hypersensitivity; inflammatory mass; starflex; thrombus-like mass; transesophageal echocardiography; transient ischemic attacks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / diagnosis
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Treatment Outcome