The purpose of the Amplatzer PFO Occluder post-marketing clinical use surveillance study is to observe the frequency, type and degree of adverse device effects and adverse events in order to assure the safety of the new medical device, and to collect safety and efficacy information for evaluating the results of the clinical use.
Based on the Ministerial Ordinance on Good Post-marketing Study Practice for Medical Device, the Surveillance will register patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) who have experienced a PFO-related cryptogenic cerebral infarction (including diagnosed paradoxical cerebral embolism) or transient ischemic attack (determined by positive head imaging such as DWI) in whom an Amplatzer PFO Occluder implant was attempted (Marketing Approval No. 30100BZX00024000, date May 28, 2019, hereinafter referred to as "PFO occluder").
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Percutaneous PFO closure using Amplatzer PFO Occluder
Abbott Medical Japan LLC
Mita, Minato, Japan
device- or procedure related SAE rate
device- or procedure related serious adverse events (SAEs) through 30 days
Time frame: up to 30 Days
PE, DVT and ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation rate
rate of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation beyond 30 days through 3 years
Time frame: beyond 30 days through 3 years
Effective PFO closure
Effective closure of the PFO at 1 year
Time frame: At 1 year
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