Open AccessShould transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects with inferior-posterior deficient rim still be attempted?
Author(s) -
Pascal Amédro,
Selin Bayburt,
Anass Assaïdi,
Bernard Kreitmann,
Gilbert Habib,
Virginie Fouilloux,
Alain Fraisse
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.89
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pericardial effusion , atrioventricular block , shunt (medical) , intracardiac injection , cardiology
Transcatheter closure for atrial septal defect (ASD) with inferior-posterior rim deficiency has been scarcely reported with proper identification of the indications and limits. We aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of transcatheter closure of ASDs with deficient rims, paying particular attention to cases with inferior-posterior rim deficiency.