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Steerable control of the eustachian valve during transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects
Author(s) -
McMahon Colin J.,
Pignatelli Ricardo H.,
Rutledge Jennifer M.,
Mullins Charles E.,
Grifka Ronald G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<455::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , septum secundum , foramen secundum , closure (psychology) , cardiology , eustachian tube , surgery , patent foramen ovale , middle ear , market economy , migraine , economics
Over the past decade there has been increased use of transcatheter devices for closure of secundum atrial septal defects. The presence of a large eustachian valve complicating transcatheter closure has not been described. We describe four patients with prominent eustachian valves, in three of whom we employed a simple technique to obtain control of the eustachian valve during device placement using transesophageal echo guidance. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:455–459, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.