NobleStitch PFO Closure for Recurrent Strokes in a Patient on ECMO with COVID-19

Perry Alexander Stout; Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi; Matt Tribble; Tanya Richvalsky; Cindy Youn; Brion Winston, MD, MPH, FSVM, FACC; Sridhar Musuku

doi:10.22541/au.165419509.92094760/v1

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NobleStitch PFO Closure for Recurrent Strokes in a Patient on ECMO with COVID-19

Perry Alexander Stout,
Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi,
Matt Tribble,
Tanya Richvalsky,
Cindy Youn,
Brion Winston, MD, MPH, FSVM, FACC,
Sridhar Musuku

Abstract

Cryptogenic stroke is a complication commonly associated with patent foramen ovales (PFOs). However, current guidelines do not address PFO management in COVID-19 patients. This report describes a challenging case of an unvaccinated patient with recurrent strokes and refractory hypoxemia secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia who underwent a PFO closure using NobleStitch.

Feb 2023Published in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia volume 37 issue 2 on pages 261-265. 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.10.014

Abstract

Peer review status:Published