OBJECTIVE To apply three dimensional echocardiography to describe the geometric profile of the Amplatzer and Cardioseal occluders after deployment for closure of atrial septal defect. METHODS 20 patients (mean (SD) age, 14 (5) years) were enrolled for transcatheter closure of a secundum atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer occluder (10) or with the Cardioseal occluder (10). The two populat...

background: the ductus arteriosus connects the main pulmonary trunk to the descending aorta. the incidence of isolated patent ductus arteriosus (pda) in full-term infants is about 1 in 2000. the amplatzer ductal occluder (ado) is recommended for pdas with sizes larger than 2 mm. in this procedure, we must confirm the ado position in pda by aortogram from the arterial line. the purpose of this s...

Six female patients aged from 19 to 73 years, with ostium secundum atrial septal defect underwent closure procedure with Amplatzer septal occluder device. Three-dimensional Echocardiography (3D-TEE) was done during the procedure or one day after the procedure. 3D-TEE provides incremental value over Two- dimensional trans-esophageal echocardiography in measuring Amplatzer septal occluder disc si...

(A) Before the procedure, large residual ventricular septal shunts could be seen between the occluder and the peak of apex (Online Video 1). (B) After the procedure, the shunts decreased significantly (Online Video 2). LV 1⁄4 left ventricle; RV 1⁄4 right ventricle. A 58-year-old man with exertional dyspnea (New York Heart Association class II) was admitted to our hospital. He suffered from acut...

BACKGROUND In this study, we sought to analyze our experience in urgent surgical management for embolized cardiac septal and ductal occluder devices resulting from trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus in childhood patient group. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 9 patients (aged 2-15 years) who underwent urgent surgery due to...

Transcatheter device closure was performed under general anesthesia in all the patients. The interventional treatment modality was approved by the ethics committee of our hospital, and informed consent was obtained before the procedure. Femoral artery and vein was routinely punctured. Left ventricular angiography was performed at 60° left anterior oblique and 20° cranial tilt position. The entr...

background: t ranscatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (pda) has become an alternative treatment to surgery. we evaluated the long-term results of the transcatheter closure of pda with the amplatzer duct occluder (ado) in children. methods: between may 2004 and october 2012, 138 children with pda (43 males and 95 females) underwent transcatheter pda closure. clinical, electrocardiograph...

OBJECTIVE Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSD) has become an accepted alternative to surgical closure in selected cases. However, closure of pmVSDs associated with septal aneurysm is more challenging. We report our experience of device closure of pmVSDs associated with septal aneurysm. METHODS Between 2008 and 2012, percutaneous closure of pmVSD associated...

The use of interatrial septal occluder devices is an efficacious and less invasive alternative to open heart surgery for the repair of atrial septal defects. These devices present significant risks including thrombus formation on the device and subsequent thromboembolic events. We present a case of a woman who presented with stroke-like symptoms five years after PFO closure. The patient was sub...

BACKGROUND Prospective data on the medium-term safety and effectiveness of the AMPLATZER Septal Occluder in clinical practice are not available. The objective of this study was to prospectively evaluate the risk of hemodynamic compromise and obtain medium-term survival data on patients implanted with the AMPLATZER Septal Occluder for percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects. MET...