منابع مشابه
[Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect].
Isolated secundum atrial septal defect is one of the most common congenital heart defects. Surgical closure is the treatment of choice but is associated with a chest scar, some morbidity and a relatively long recovery and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect is therefore an attractive approach. 3 children, aged 5-10 years, underwent successfu...
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Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects has evolved significantly over the last 20 years. Transcatheter closure has replaced surgical closure for the treatment of most secundum atrial septal defectsat the current time. A major reason for this is the lower morbidity of transcatheter closure procedures. Several closure devices have come into clinical use. The Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA...
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OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of atrial septal defects (ASD) and their closure on systolic and diastolic right and left ventricular function; and by comparing surgical closure with transcatheter device closure, to establish differences attributable to cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN Cross sectionally guided M mode echocardiographic ventricular long axis function was measured prospectivel...
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The morphology of the various types of interatrial communications has been known since the early description by Rokitansky, but the clinical diagnosis was not described until 1941. Hospital mortality after surgical repair of atrial septal defects during the early years was about 3% and for many years it has been less than 1%, with correspondingly low complication rates. The era of transcatheter...
متن کاملComplications of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects.
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects has proved to be remarkably successful, and is usually preferred by both patients and parents. But how does it compare with the gold standard of surgical closure?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.013