Percutaneous Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects with the Amplatzer Device: Technical and Morphological Considerations

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-410

  Pedra, Carlos A C ^a   Pedra, Simone R F ^a   Esteves, Cesar A ^a   Pontes Jr , Sérgio C ^a   Braga, Sérgio L N ^a   Arrieta, S Raul ^a   Santana, M Virgínia T ^a   Fontes, Valmir F ^a   Masura, Jozef ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Children Hospital   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Amplatzer; Interventional cardiology; Perimembranous ventricular septal defects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 1542287477     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10797     Document Type: Article

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