{"id":5446,"date":"2026-03-26T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gr.digital2cloud.eu\/doctor\/?page_id=5446"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:01:12","slug":"sygkleisi-pfo-asd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/en\/sygkleisi-pfo-asd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u03a3\u03cd\u03b3\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7 PFO &#038; \u039c\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03c2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5446\" class=\"elementor elementor-5446\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9beb19 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9beb19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80980c4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80980c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-1024x765.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-1024x765.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-768x573.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-1536x1147.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-2048x1529.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-370x276.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-924x690.jpeg 924w, https:\/\/kolyviras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pfo-410x306.jpeg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08525d0 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08525d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb5fe6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bb5fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Percutaneous PFO and Atrial Septal Defect Closure\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d95806 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d95806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Modern interventional cardiology now allows the correction of structural heart defects without the need for open-heart surgery. PFO closure (patent foramen ovale) and the treatment of atrial septal defect (ASD) are critical procedures for preventing serious complications such as stroke.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b267 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0b267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are PFO and Atrial Septal Defect?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8f36c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db8f36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Both conditions involve a hole or opening in the interatrial septum (the wall separating the two atria of the heart), which allows blood to pass from one side to the other.<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): <\/b>A small \"tunnel\" that normally exists during fetal life but failed to close after birth (occurs in 25% of the population).<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Atrial Septal Defect (ASD): <\/b>A congenital condition in which tissue is missing from the septum. It can cause enlargement of the right cardiac chambers or pulmonary hypertension if left untreated.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9890480 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9890480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Connection to Stroke\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9e532 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d9e532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">One of the most serious complications of these openings is paradoxical embolism. A small clot from the venous system, instead of being filtered through the lungs, passes through the opening into the arterial circulation and can travel to the brain.<\/p><p class=\"p1 translation-block\">Key data: PFO closure in patients under 60 who have suffered a cryptogenic stroke (of unknown cause) reduces the risk of a recurrent event by more than 80%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76662f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76662f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Is the Procedure Performed?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974ef52 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"974ef52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">The procedure is minimally invasive (percutaneous) and is carried out using a specialized device resembling a tiny double umbrella.<\/p><ol class=\"ol1\"><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Access: <\/b>Via the femoral vein in the leg, a thin catheter is guided to the heart<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Placement: <\/b>Under the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy, the \"umbrella\" is deployed and \"clicks\" into place directly over the defect, sealing the opening<\/li><li class=\"li1 translation-block\"><b>Duration &amp; hospitalization: <\/b>The procedure takes approximately 1 hour. The patient typically remains in hospital for one day and returns to normal daily activities immediately<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562e6e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562e6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indications and Assessment (RoPE Score)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e39c6c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e39c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1 translation-block\">The decision to proceed with closure is made following thorough evaluation. We use internationally validated assessment tools, such as the RoPE Score, to determine whether the PFO is the primary risk factor for the individual patient.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Closure is indicated when:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">A stroke has already occurred with no other apparent cause<\/li><li class=\"li1\">There is a large opening with right ventricular enlargement<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Pulmonary hypertension is identified<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66007f9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66007f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Are Here for You\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec7ba3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec7ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Percutaneous closure is an exceptionally safe procedure (complication rate &lt;1%) that changes patients&#039; lives, offering protection and peace of mind. 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