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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure In Riverside
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People who do not respond to medication may need a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure. Your interventional cardiologist closes the PFO with a small closure device. This is done in a cardiac catheterization (cath) laboratory.
Risks or complications of PFO closure may include: Atrial fibrillation (afib) or another type of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Issues with blood vessels involved in the procedure. Blood clot.
The position of our societies is to perform percutaneous closure of a PFO in carefully selected patients aged from 18 to 65 years with a confirmed cryptogenic stroke, TIA, or systemic embolism and an estimated high probability of a causal role of the PFO as assessed by clinical, anatomical, and imaging features.
Preparing for PFO Closure Your care team will give you specific instructions for preparing for a PFO closure. You may need to take stop taking certain medications, such as blood thinners, for a brief period before the procedure. You'll need to stop eating or drinking around midnight on the day of the procedure.
You may be asleep for the procedure, or you may get a sedative to help you relax. Your doctor makes a small cut in your groin. Then the catheter, with tools inside it, is put into your blood vessel and carefully guided to your heart. Your doctor moves the tip of the catheter to place a small device inside the PFO.
Most people can return to their usual activities within a week. An echocardiogram will be performed 30 days to six months after your procedure to confirm complete closure. A PFO closure device remains in your heart permanently. Over time, your heart tissue grows around the device.
If a PFO exists, a little blood can flow between the atria. A robotic-assisted patent foramen ovale repair is a type of minimally invasive surgery. Minimally invasive means that the surgery uses smaller cuts (incisions) than a traditional open heart surgery. Recovery may be easier and faster.
You can do light activities around your home. But don't do anything strenuous until your doctor says it is okay. This may be at least 1 week. Within the coming year, you will likely have follow-up tests to check that the device has closed off the PFO.
After 5 days, no heavy activity that causes deep/heavy breathing for 6-8 weeks. No driving for 5 days. No tub baths, swimming, or hot tubs for 7 days. Most patients return to work within one week.
Don't take a bath or swim for 1 week, or until your doctor tells you it is okay. Watch for bleeding from the site. A small amount of blood (up to the size of a quarter) on the bandage can be normal. If you are bleeding, lie down and press on the area for 15 minutes to try to make it stop.
