Insights Gained From Three-Dimensional Imaging Modalities for Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects

Insights gained from three-dimensional imaging modalities for closure of ventricular septal defects.

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects.

The isolated perimembranous ventricular septal defect is one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations. Although surgery has been performed and has a low associated risk, it still involves morbidity due to factors such as residual leaks, atrioventricular block, postpericardiotomy syndrome and arrhythmias. It has been speculated that percutaneous closure of these defects could minimize...

Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defects.

SYSTOLIC MURMURS heard during the first year of life in apparently healthy children are commonly noted to have disappeared at a later examination." 2 The exact origin of such murmurs is not known but it has been suggested that some are accounted for by exaggeration of the physiologic pulmonary systolic murmur and a few by late closure of the ductus arteriosus. Of particular interest is a small ...

Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects.

Between January and October, 1987, we attempted percutaneous transcatheter closure of seven ventricular septal defects (VSD) in six patients; none of the patients was a candidate for operative management. Patients' ages ranged from 8 months to 82 years (6.0-70 kg); diagnoses included postinfarction VSD (n = 4), congenital VSD (n = 1), and postoperative congenital VSD (n = 2). Indications for VS...

Hybrid approach for closure of muscular ventricular septal defects

BACKGROUND The complexity of ventricular septal defects in early infancy led to development of new mini-invasive techniques based on collaboration of cardiac surgeons with interventional cardiologists, called hybrid procedures. Hybrid therapies aim to combine the advantages of surgical and interventional techniques in an effort to reduce the invasiveness. The aim of this study was to present ou...