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Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in adults using two devices: An angiographic overview
Author(s) -
Maree Andrew,
Palacios Igor F.,
Lago Rodrigo M.
Publication year - 2006
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.20891
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , percutaneous , atrial fibrillation , heart septal defect , cardiac catheterization , ventricle , atrial septum , atrioventricular septal defect , heart disease
Atrial septal defects are a common congenital cardiac abnormality in adults. lndividuals with atrial septal defects carry the risk to develop cardiac problems such as right ventricle volume overload, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and more rarely paradoxical embolic events. Surgery was the standard treatment for symptomatic patients with atrial septal defects for decades. More recently, percutaneous transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in adults using a closure device has become an alternative to surgery in selected patients. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.