lutembacher syndrome refers to the rare combination of a congenital atrial septal defect and acquired mitral stenosis. traditionally, lutembacher syndrome has been corrected by surgical treatment. we describe two patients treated percutaneouly with a combined inoue balloon valvuloplasty and septal defect closure using the amplatzer septal occlusion device.

transcatheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathway is the therapy of choice in symptomatic patients. the ablation of posteroseptal accessory pathways thas some important points due to its anatomical location. catheter ablation of posteroseptal accessory pathways via left side approach is time consuming with low success rate and higher complications. we performed successful transcathet...

background: percutaneous transcatheter closure has been proposed as an alternative to surgical closure or long-term anticoagulation in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism and patent foramen ovale (pfo). methods: there were two symptomatic patients (29 and 47 years old) who underwent percutaneous transcatheter closure of pfo after at least two events of cerebral ischemia; one embolic eve...

PURPOSE To compare retrospectively the outcomes and complications of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting embolic agents combined with radiofrequency (RF) ablation or microwave (MW) ablation in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2003-2011, 89 patients with HCC received a combination therapy-transcatheter arterial chemoembolization plu...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip) procedures have been performed worldwide. In this paper, we review the use of two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal echo for guiding transcatheter aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair.

PURPOSE To evaluate the usefulness of selective computed tomography (CT) angiography in preventing severe complications, such as spinal cord injury and broncho- esophageal fistula, during the transcatheter arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy for thoracic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from 28 patients with thoracic diseases were retrospectively analyzed in terms of selective ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the comparative effectiveness and long-term safety of transcatheter versus surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) in adults. BACKGROUND Transcatheter ASD closure has largely replaced surgery in most industrialized countries, but long-term data comparing the 2 techniques are limited. METHODS We performed a retrospective pop...

Background  Transcatheter heart valve (THV) therapies have shown to be an alternative to surgical valve replacement, especially in high-risk patients requiring redo surgery. However, reports of transcatheter-based interventions in tricuspid valve position are scarce. Case Description  Here, we report a case of successful concomitant transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve (ViV) and tricuspid valve-...

Thirty-day results of the SAPIEN aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry: a European registry of transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN valve. Circulation 2010;122:62–9. [5] Gilard M, Eltchaninoff H, Iung B, Donzeau-Gouge P, Chevreul K, Fajadet J et al. FRANCE 2 Investigators. Registry of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation in high-risk patients. N ...