We carried out transcatheter procedures to close postinfarction ventricular septal defects (PIVSDs) in 19 patients: two had recanalization after surgical closure, and 17 had a primary PIVSD. In three of the latter patients, who had acute PIVSDs, the procedure was carried out in the first 3 weeks after infarction; in the 13 patients with subacute PIVSD, it was carried out 3.5-12 weeks after infa...

Six female patients aged from 19 to 73 years, with ostium secundum atrial septal defect underwent closure procedure with Amplatzer septal occluder device. Three-dimensional Echocardiography (3D-TEE) was done during the procedure or one day after the procedure. 3D-TEE provides incremental value over Two- dimensional trans-esophageal echocardiography in measuring Amplatzer septal occluder disc si...

In this review, evidence is presented to indicate that hemodynamically significant (right ventricular volume overload) atrial septal defects (ASDs) in adults should be transcatheter occluded, irrespective of symptomatology. While surgical closure is safe and effective, device closure carries less morbidity. Several devices have been investigated over the last few decades, but at the present tim...

Discorre-se o caso de uma paciente 29 anos com palpitações, dor torácica e dispneia aos esforços, diagnóstico fístula coronariana direita submetida à correção percutânea trajeto fistuloso prótese Amplatzer.

Surgical closure of ventricular septal defect is safe, however, the inherent risks associated with cardiopulmonary bypass and the potential early and late postsurgical complications including complete heart block, arrhythmias, postpericardiotomy syndrome, and rare deaths have led physicians to prefer transcatheter occlusion technique for closure of such defects. The use of Amplatzer muscular ve...

Congenital coronary fistulas are rare conditions, frequently diagnosed as an incidental finding when a patient is referred for cardiac surgery for another reason. Treatment can be conservative, surgical or more recently through transcatheter closure, depending on local experience and the morphology of the fistula. The authors present the case of a pediatric patient with a large coronary artery ...

We report on a 36-year-old Caucasian woman who presented to the emergency department with post-traumatic retroperitoneal bleeding diagnosed by computed tomography. After clinical stabilization of the patient, selective arterial embolization was performed. The angiomyolipoma's feeding artery was successfully treated with an 8-mm Amplatzer Vascular Plug Type II. The upper pole of the left kidney,...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are abnormal direct communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins. Transcatheter embolotherapy is the preferred treatment method because of its less invasive nature. There are several methods for the treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, such as detachable occlusion balloon and coil embolization. The Amplatzer Vascular Plug is ...

PoprvĂŠ v ČeskĂŠ republice jsme při uzĂĄvěru defektu síňovĂŠho septa u dĂ­těte pouĹžili novĂ˝ zavĂĄděcĂ­ kabel Amplatzer™ Trevisio™. Na skiaskopickĂŠm zĂĄznamu porovnĂĄvĂĄme mĂ­ru vychĂ˝lenĂ­ okluderu uĹžitĂ­ standardnĂ­ho zavĂĄděcĂ­ho kabelu a novĂŠho

BACKGROUND Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) using the Amplatzer septal occluder is generally safe and effective, but erosion into the pericardial space or aorta has been described. Although the absolute risk of this complication is low, there has been no assessment of relative risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS All erosions reported to St. Jude Medical after ASD cl...