Open AccessTranscatheter closure of atrial septal defect in symptomatic children weighing ≤10 kg: Addressing unanswered issues from a decade of experience
Author(s) -
Bharti Sharma,
Robin Pinto,
Bharat Dalvi
Publication year - 2020
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/apc.apc_66_19
Subject(s) - medicine , septum secundum , pericardial effusion , atrioventricular block , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , closure (psychology) , surgery , economics , market economy
Device closure of secundum atrial septal defect is shown to be feasible and effective in children weighing ≤10 kg. Issues such as how large is too large, how to choose device size, does the length of the interatrial septum (IAS) matter, and need for technical modifications for successful device delivery have not been systematically addressed.