ASD/PFO: Decision-Making, Appropriateness, and Indications
Presenter
Anita W. Asgar, M.D., FSCAI, Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal, Outremont, QC, Canada
Anita W. Asgar, M.D., FSCAI, Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal, Outremont, QC, Canada
Learning Objectives:
- Describe results of contemporary trials comparing closure with anticoagulation.
- Summarize approved indications and contraindications for catheter ASD/PFO closure.
- Describe recommendations from the SCAI expert consensus statement on operator and institutional requirements for PFO closure.
Keywords: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)