Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects. Despite high rates spontaneous closure, an unknown percentage patients may become candidates for VSD closure if unresolved prompts development other cardiac problems.1Haddad R.N. Daou L. Saliba Z. Device perimembranous ventricular defect: choosing between Amplatzer occluders.Front Pediatr. 2019; 7: 300Crossref P...

Objective: To assess the short-term outcome following transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in our hospital. Patients and Methods: Between June 2000 and November 2001, 20 patients diagnosed as secundum atrial septal defects underwent transcatheter closure of their defects using the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) device. Indications for 18 patients were larger atrial sept...

Holt-Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterised by skeletal abnormalities of the upper limb associated with congenital heart defect, mainly atrial and ventricular septal defects. Skeletal defects exclusively affect the upper limbs in the preaxial radial ray distribution and are bilateral and asymmetrical. They range from clinodactyly, absent or digitalised thumb, hypoplastic...

Swiss-cheese atrial septal defect (ASD) is a malformation characterized by multi-fenestrated interatrial defects. Here, we describe vignette of 23-year-old man with Swiss-Cheese ASD two defects areas 0.74 cm2 and 0.44 cm2, complicated an aneurysm successfully repaired cribriform amplatzer occluder (ASO) via the percutaneous transcatheter approach. This case emphasizes importance attaining clear...

Experiences with invasive cardiac catheterization in low birth weight infants are few. In our clinic, we performed balloon aortic valvuloplasty by antegrade approach in a neonate weighing 1100 g with critical aortic stenosis, patent ductus arteriosus and atrial septal defect. The right femoral vein was accessed with a 4 Fr sheath, and a catheter was placed into the left ventricle from the atria...

We report the case of a 72-year-old woman diagnosed with ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OS-ASD) in an echocardiogram performed as part of the work-up for her high blood pressure. Over time, progressive dilation of the right ventricle was observed with progressive functional deterioration, indicating closure of the defect. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) confirmed an OS-ASD of 15×1...

OBJECTIVE To establish the implantation technique for the atrial septal defect occluder system (ASDOS) device in an experimental animal model and to determine long term mechanical stability of the device and its in vivo properties in terms of biocompatibility and tissue reaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS An atrial septal defect was created and the device implanted in 17 pigs (mean weight 30 kg)....

OBJECTIVE Large flap valve patent foramens may cause paradoxical thromboembolism and neurological decompression illness in divers. The ability of a self expanding Nitinol wire mesh device (Amplatzer septal occluder) to produce complete closure of the patent foramen ovale was assessed. PATIENTS Seven adults, aged 18-60 years, who had experienced neurological decompression illness related to di...

Two-dimensional echocardiography and pulsed-Doppler studies have not proved to be reliable methods of assessing left-to-right shunt size in atrial septal defect. Doppler color-flow imaging displays the transatrial jet, providing a new dimension with the potential capability of quantifying left-to-right shunt size. Twenty-three patients with atrial septal defect were studied by color-flow imagin...

I read with interest the article by Cowley et al. [1] on transcatheter closure of Fontan fenestrations with the Amplatzer. In the introduction section, they state that there are a variety of transcatheter methods to close the fenestrations and mention clamshell device, Rashkind ductal umbrella, coil, and Amplatzer septal occluder. I would like to draw the attention of the readers to our reporte...