Adult atrial septal defect device closure with floppy rims

Complications in atrial septal defect device closure.

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital cardiac anomaly. Even though surgery is the gold standard, percutaneous device closure is gaining popularity because of the short learning curve, cosmetic advantage and relative safety. The long-term implications are open to question. We report here two cases where surgical intervention was required during attempted percutaneous closure and brie...

Late device thrombosis after atrial septal defect closure.

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Percutaneous transjugular device closure of postoperative residual atrial septal defect.

Percutaneous closure of postoperative malaligned residual atrial septal defect was successfully performed from the transjugular approach under transesophageal echocardiography guidance in a 38-year-old symptomatic woman with patent femoral venous access using the usual hardware. This demonstrates the feasibility of transjugular approach as an alternative to femoral or transhepatic approaches in...

Atrial septal defect closure in the adult remains controversial.

Device closure of atrial septal defect with amplatzer septal occluder in adults- safety and outcome.

BACKGROUND Secundum atrial septal defect is a common congenital heart disease. Amplatzer septal occluder has become the most commonly used device for its closure. This study was conducted to determine the safety and outcome of atrial septal defect closure with the Amplatzer septal occlude (ASO). METHODS This Case-series was conducted at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute ...