Open AccessTranscatether closure of an atrial redirection baffle leak
Author(s) -
Brian D. Soriano,
Karen Stout,
Colleen Cailes,
Thomas K. Jones
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.52819
Subject(s) - medicine , baffle , great arteries , leak , shunting , closure (psychology) , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , transposition (logic) , interatrial septum , atrial fibrillation , radiology , surgery , heart disease , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering , market economy , environmental engineering , economics , left atrium
We present the case of a woman born with transposition of the great arteries, who was surgically repaired with the Mustard technique. Because of interatrial shunting, she was brought to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for device closure. Matrix-array 3D transesophageal echocardiography enabled visualization of both baffle leaks and demonstrated its orientation in a fashion superior to 2D imaging, had it been used alone. The leaks were successfully closed with a single transcatheter device.