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Konstantinos Tsioufis practices practicing medicine in Athens, Greece. Mr. Tsioufis is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. He is also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Patent Foramen Ovale, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Surgery Pineville
Larry Watts is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Watts is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Necrosis, Pleural Effusion, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Watts is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Watts is currently accepting new patients.
Swedish Heart & Vascular - Cherry Hill
Dr. Gafoor's passion is the field of structural heart disease. This new and rising field is an innovative way to approach complex heart and valve disease patients without open heart surgery. Whether patients have aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, a prior heart valve that now needs replacement or more - this century has possibilities that were not available even as recently as five years ago. Dr. Gafoor trained in the US as well as abroad, and his goal is to bring patients the best in worldwide care right at their doorsteps. The Structural Heart & Valve Disease team's goal is patient safety and quality of life, and they want to not only add years to each patient's life, but life to each patient's years. Patients are important to Dr. Gafoor - not just for who they are and what they've done, but also for what they plan to do. Not just today, but tomorrow, and for the future after that. Dr. Gafoor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Gafoor is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gafoor is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Patent foramen ovale PFO closure has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with recurrent stroke. However, the majority of existing clinical studies in this field excluded patients over the age of 60 years. Data in older patients is limited and since the population ages and stroke remains a major cause of death and morbidity, randomized clinical trials are needed to better assess the...
Summary: To determine the safety of antithrombotic treatment discontinuation 12 months following successful transcatheter PFO closure.