São João, pioneer Portuguese hospital center to deploy an innovative technique for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure
For the first time in Portugal, a state-of-the-art technique for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure through vascular stitching which does not require cardiac surgery nor any device implant has been deployed. The new technique was enforced by the Cardiology Service and Haemodynamic Unit in the São João Hospital Center, in Porto. The PFO is a [...]