Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects
β Scribed by Zahid Amin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) using clamshell or buttoned devices is accompanied by a high incidence of residual shunt. Recently, a new selfcentering device, the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO), has been evaluated in an animal model with very good results. Therefore, o
Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal
## Abstract Objective: To assess safety and efficacy of transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in small children. Background: Percutaneous closure of ASD is a well accepted alternative to surgery. Reported experience in small children remains, however, scarce. Methods: Fiftyβtwo children