Tag: Amplatzer PFO Occluder

Three studies support efficacy of PFO closure for reducing risk of...

The results of CLOSE, Gore Reduce and the extended follow-up of RESPECT—all published in The New England Journal of Medicine—indicate that percutaneous closure of...

Patent foramen ovale closure is more effective than medical management in...

  Final results from the RESPECT trial found that percutaneously closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) using the Amplatzer PFO Occluder (St Jude Medical) was...

FDA approves Amplatzer PFO occluder device ahead of first report investigation...

The FDA has approved St Jude Medical’s Amplatzer patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder device for the prevention of stroke. Announced on 28 October, this...