Patent Foramen Ovale, Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
PFO, stroke
Brief summary
Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale with the AMPLATZER® PFO OCCLUDER in patients with at least two cryptogenic strokes due to presumed paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale and who have failed conventional therapy.
Detailed description
The primary objective of the PFO Access Registry is to allow access to the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder in subjects with a PFO who have already experienced at least two cryptogenic strokes due to presumed paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale and who have failed conventional drug therapy.
Interventions
Device closure with the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patent foramen ovale (PFO); recurrent cryptogenic stroke; failed antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy
Exclusion criteria
International normalized ration (INR) outside of 2-3; intracardiac thrombus (subjects may be enrolled after resolution of thrombus)