Follow-up of residual shunt after patent foramen ovale closure
November 25th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Orzan F, Liboni W, Bonzano A, Molinari F, Ribezzo M, Rebaudengo N, Grippi G, Negri E. Follow-up of residual shunt after patent foramen ovale closure.Acta Neurol Scand: DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01302.x.© 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Munksgaard.Objectives [ndash] Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is usually recommended in the evaluation of the patent foramen ovale (PFO). Our goal is to confirm the efficacy of contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler (ce-TCD) in detecting residual significant right-to-left shunts (RLS) after PFO percutaneous closure.Materials and methods [ndash] Sixty-eight patients with a previous transient ischemic attack, stroke and a large PFO were investigated for residual RLS after percutaneous closure.Results [ndash] Assuming TEE as the gold standard, the sensitivity and negative predictive value of ce-TCD was 100%, whereas the specificity was 75.8% and the positive predictive value was 28%.Conclusions [ndash] ce-TCD appears to be the preferable technique to identify subjects with significant residual shunts after percutaneous closure of a PFO. In follow-up, if ce-TCD is negative, no further examination may be necessary; whereas if ce-TCD shows a residual shunt, it is advisable to perform a TEE investigation.
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