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Patent Use Can Foramen Ovale Close In Nevada
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A PFO is an atrial septal defect. These defects are normally repaired via catheter using a closure device such as CardioSEALs Septal Occluder. If the physician repaired the defect using a catheter, the correct CPT code is 93580.
Procedures to close a patent foramen ovale include: Device closure. In this procedure, the provider inserts a thin, flexible tube called a catheter into a blood vessel in the groin area. The catheter tip has a device to plug the PFO . Surgical closure. In this heart surgery, the surgeon uses stitches to close the PFO .
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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a condition in which a normal opening in the heart does not close the way it should after birth. Interventional Cardiac Procedures in adults with congenital heart disease and patent foramen ovale.A PFO closure fills an opening between your heart's two upper chambers. The foramen ovale is a hole in the wall between the left and right atria of every human fetus. This hole allows blood to bypass the fetal lungs. A PFO closure uses a medical device to close an opening between your heart's two upper chambers. You only need this opening as a fetus. In this heart surgery, the surgeon uses stitches to close the PFO . Two close-up diagrams (one a super close-up) show a patent.