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New echocardiographic diameter for Amplatzer sizing in adult patients with secundum atrial septal defect: Preliminary results
Author(s) -
Carcagnì Addolorata,
Presbitero Patrizia
Publication year - 2004
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/ccd.20083
Subject(s) - septum secundum , medicine , percutaneous , heart septal defect , cardiology , fluoroscopy , nuclear medicine , surgery
Anatomical atrial septal defect (ASD) diameter measured by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) underestimates the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) size for ASD closure. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a new echocardiographic diameter (procedural ASD diameter) may enable precise measurements of ASO device size. Fifty adult patients with secundum ASD were evaluated by TEE for percutaneous closure. The procedural ASD diameter was measured using the steadier rim borders where thickness was 2.5 mm. Out of the 50 patients, 12 were considered unsuitable for Amplatzer device closure. The other 38 patients underwent percutaneous closure. The mean anatomical ASD diameter was 14.8 ± 7.0 mm, the mean procedural ASD diameter measured 19.5 ± 8.1 mm, and the mean stretched balloon diameter (SBD) was 20.0 ± 8.0 mm. ASO device size was 20.1 ± 8.0 mm. At linear regression analysis, a high correlation (r = 0.99) was found between procedural ASD diameter and SBD. Procedural ASD diameter correlates with SBD and may allow reliable prediction of Amplatzer device in an adult population undergoing percutaneous ASD closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;62:409–414. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.