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| Authors | C Chetcuti Ganado J V DeGiovanni H Felice O Aquilina A Fenech V Grech |
| Abstract | Paradoxical embolism due to the presence of patent foramen ovale is an accepted mechanism of ischaemic cryptogenic stroke. Transcatheter closure of the patent foramen is the logical, safe and accepted technique for the prevention of further neurological episodes in individuals who have had transient ischaemic events or stroke. Complications are infrequent and arrhythmias are occasionally mentioned in large series. We present three individuals who developed transient atrial fibrillation that was easily controlled with three months of amiodarone therapy. Our 5% transient fibrilliation rate is very similar to that documented in other series. |
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| Journal | Malta Medical Journal |
| Volume | 15 Issue 1-2/suppl. 2003 |
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| Key words | case report, foramen ovale, transcatheter closure, atrial fibrillation |