OBJECTIVES Transcatheter closure of a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD II) has become an effective alternative for surgical treatment. In this study we evaluated the correlation between the two-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiographic (2D TEE) sizing of ASDs and the actual diameter of occluders in patients undergoing device closure. METHODS The records of 54 patients who underwent tra...

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...

OBJECTIVE Ventricular septal defects resulting from post-traumatic cardiac injury are very rare. Percutaneous closure has emerged as a method for treating this disorder. We wish to report our experience in three patients who underwent percutaneous closure of a post-traumatic ventricular septal defect with a patent ductus arteriosus occluder. METHODS We treated three patients with post-traumat...

The usefulness of two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography during buttoned double-disk device closure of an atrial septal defect was evaluated in 20 consecutive patients at the time of interventional catheterization. Transesophageal echocardiography was used in 11 patients (ages 5 to 62 years, weights 20 to 91 kg). Because of the size of the available transesophageal echo probe, transthor...

Lutembacher syndrome is a combination of congenital atrial septal defect (ASD) and acquired mitral stenosis (MS). The combination of these 2 diseases has hemodynamic influences on each other and the degree of MS may be underestimated. Traditionally, Lutembacher syndrome is corrected by surgical treatment. Nowadays, these 2 diseases are amenable to transcatheter treatment without the need for su...

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous and muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) has been performed widely and it has more advantages compare to surgery. However, transcatheter closure of residual VSD post operation of complex congenital heart disease is still challenging because of the complexity of anatomy and concern about device stability, so the operator should meticulously choose the ...

Address for correspondence: Sebastian Goreczny, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, Research Institute, ul. Rzgowska 281/289, 93–338 Łódź, Poland, tel: +48 42 271 21 84, fax: +48 42 271 14 78, e-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: none declared Kardiologia Polska Copyright © Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne 2017 Retrieving a large embolised...