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A member asked:
How life threatening is having a pfo?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Zero to bad!: 25% of us have a pfo and obviously most of us do fine. However i operated on a young lady yesterday (for a related condition) who was in severe congestive heart failure, mostly resolved by closing her pfo. Closure (if deemed necessary by a cardiologist) can often be achieved with catheter-based technology (amplatzer plug) rather than open-heart surgery.
Answered 1/2/2018
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PFO: Not usually life threatening but if a paradoxical embolus causes a stroke it can be.
Answered 6/24/2014
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