Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in older adults.

Objectives: Comparing results of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in older and younger patient cohorts.

Background: The literature pertaining to stroke and PFO has focused on patients <55 years of age.

Methods: Between March 2000 and December 2003, 456 consecutive stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients (14.

Intussusception of the catheter sheath: a nonemergency.

Percutaneous balloon dilatation angioplasty is a common therapeutic modality in patients with congenital heart disease. We report three cases of the catheter sheath telescoping into the hub of the sheath after removal of the balloon catheter. Although initially it appeared as though the sheath was torn, in actuality it was intact.