[Percutaneous treatment of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale].

Atria septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart disease. ASD can be responsible for a volume overload of the right chambers associated with an increased morbi-mortality. In these circumstances, percutaneous closure of ASD secundum-type is recommended as a first line therapy. The persistence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in approximately 25 % of adults. This anomaly can be responsible for paradoxical embolism, especially cryptogenic stroke. Recent studies have shown a clinical benefit to the percutaneous closure of FOP in cryptogenic stroke, with a modest, but significant, decrease in the risk of recurrence. In this article, we discuss the indications and procedure for percutaneous closure of ASD and PFO.