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ArticleJournal of clinical ultrasound : JCU2026

Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in a Patient With Incomplete Cor Triatriatum Sinister: A Case Report.

Anastasios Apostolos, Maria Drakopoulou, Elias Tolis, Georgios Trantalis, Ioannis Kachrimanidis, Panayotis Vlachakis, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Konstantina Aggeli

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Anastasios ApostolosFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-7952
Maria DrakopoulouFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Elias TolisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Georgios TrantalisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis KachrimanidisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Panayotis VlachakisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0736-4942
Konstantinos TsioufisFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos ToutouzasFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-344X
Konstantina AggeliFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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Abstract

We present the case of a 55-year-old male with no significant medical history who experienced a cryptogenic ischemic stroke, likely due to a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the setting of an incomplete cor triatriatum sinister (CTS). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a complex interatrial septum with a long tunnel PFO and an incomplete crescent-like membrane in the left atrium, consistent with CTS. Despite the anatomical challenges, a 30 mm GORE Cardioform Septal Occluder was successfully implanted. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case with CTS where PFO closure is performed successfully. This case highlights the technical considerations and feasibility of percutaneous PFO closure in patients with rare congenital anomalies such as incomplete CTS.

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Cor TriatriatumForamen Ovale, PatentSeptal Occluder DeviceEchocardiography, TransesophagealHumansMaleMiddle Agedcor triatriatum sinistercryptogenic strokeGORE Cardioform Septal Occluderpatent foramen ovalepercutaneous closuretransesophageal echocardiography

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PMCPMC13540538

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