Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Saihari Sadanandan

Publications

• Case Report
  Allergic Reaction to Percutaneously Placed Amplatzer Device for Symptomatic Patent Foramen Ovale
  Author(s): Hamza Zaheer Ansari and Saihari SadanandanHamza Zaheer Ansari and Saihari Sadanandan
  
  Transcatheter placement of patent foramen ovale occluders is an alternative to open heart surgery for repair of PFO’s. We present a case of a 33 years old male with a previously unknown nickel allergy who developed a severe allergic response after placement of a nitinol based cribriform amplatzer device, for closure of symptomatic PFO. Our patient presented with neurological symptoms consisting of visual field defects and right sided weakness. MRI showed a left hemispheric parieto-occipital. An echocardiogram showed a large PFO. He was discharged eventually with a plan for long term anticoagulation. However he presented again with similar symptoms in a few days. Due to recurrence of symptoms his neurologist recommended PFO closure. This was successfully closed percutaneously using a 25 mm amplatzer cribriform device and no residual shunt was seen. The patient returned two days l.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000324

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