ASD/PFO: Decision-Making, Appropriateness, and Indications
Nirat Beohar, M.D., FSCAI, Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, FL
Nirat Beohar, M.D., FSCAI, Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, FL
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)