Paradoxical Emboli in Children and Young Adults: Role of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale Device Closure

Cryptogenic ischemic events occur in young patients and have serious sequelae. The potential for paradoxical embolization through a PFO or an ASD should be assessed in all such patients. In our short-term follow-up, device closure was a safe alternative therapeutic option for children and young adults with presumed paradoxical emboli.