Research Article
Percutaneous Closure of PFO in Patients with Reduced Oxygen Saturation at Rest and during Exercise: Short- and Long-Term Results
Table 5
Published series of PFO closure because of dyspnea or desaturation.
| | Author | Year | Number of patients | Mean age (years) | Closure rate | Absolute increase in SaO2 | Major in-hospital complications | Mean follow-up period | Follow-up results |
| | Guérin [13] | 2005 | 78 | 67 | 97% | 10% | 2 unrelated deaths | 16 m | 7 late deaths (unrelated to procedure) | | Shah [14] | 2016 | 52 | 66 | 100% | 14% | 2 unrelated deaths, 1 AF, 1 VF | 26 m | 2 late AF | | Mojadidi [5] | 2015 | 17 | 63 | 94% | 16% | - | 11 m | 64.8% improvement | | Current study | 2018 | 16 | 59 | 94% | 4% | None | 36 m | 2 early and 2 late deaths (unrelated) | | Ilkhanoff [15] | 2005 | 10 | 63 | 100% | 9% | 1 TIA | — | — | | Zavalloni [16] | 2013 | 6 | 63 | 100% after redo | 17% | 1 unrelated death | 3 m | 1 TIA, 3 repeat interventions |
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—, missing; SaO2, oxygen saturation; AF, atrial fibrillation; VF, ventricular fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
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