Device Closure of a Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in a 4-Month-Old Infant with a Marginal Left Ventricle Following Coarctation Repair

Closure of a moderately large atrial sep

Closure of a moderately large atrial septal defect with a self-fabricated fenestrated Amplatzer septal occluder in an 85-year-old patient with reduced diastolic elasticity of the left ventricle

✍ Ralf Holzer; Qi-Ling Cao; Ziyad M. Hijazi 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 395 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) in the elderly with reduced diastolic elasticity of the left ventricle poses a significant management challenge. We report on the case of an 85‐year‐old patient who was admitted for percutaneous device closure of a moderately large s