tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post9139018525900450113..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: A Big Day for Cardiac ElectrophysiologyDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77421518944005375502009-03-29T18:22:00.000-05:002009-03-29T18:22:00.000-05:00Anony 4:18PM-Yep, the tiny barbs are at the bottom...Anony 4:18PM-<BR/><BR/>Yep, the tiny barbs are at the bottom of the device. The top portion is technically considered a "filter" rather than a "plug," but is rapidly endothelialized (covered with tissue) and quickly serves to occlude the appendage. The size closen is 10-20% larger than the appendage opening to assure stable grasp of the appendage tissue.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46274146038795839042009-03-29T16:18:00.000-05:002009-03-29T16:18:00.000-05:00From the picture the device looks as if it's funct...From the picture the device looks as if it's function is to stiffen the atrium. Does it conform to interior? Also the barbs I would assume are at the v shaped loops at the bottom. It looks like a parachute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21919867498347331922009-03-29T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-29T09:08:00.000-05:00Anony 08:28-I would assume so, especially since th...Anony 08:28-<BR/><BR/>I would assume so, especially since the patients who receive these devices have a transseptal puncture performed anyway (creating a small PFO that usually heals in 2-6 weeks).<BR/><BR/>However, you bring up a good point. We have devices to close PFO's to prevent "paradoxic emboli" (ischemic stroke) in people with cryptogenic stroke, right? This leaves open the question of DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81546899317459765322009-03-29T08:28:00.000-05:002009-03-29T08:28:00.000-05:00Could this procedure be recommended for someone wi...Could this procedure be recommended for someone with afib who also has PFO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com