Catheter closure of perforated secundum atrial septal defect under intracardiac echocardiographic guidance using a single amplatzer device: Feasibility of a new method

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 262-265

  Zanchetta, Mario ^a,c   Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Pedon, Luigi ^a   Zennaro, Marco ^a   Carrozza, Antonio ^a   Onorato, Eustaquio ^b  

^a Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^b Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

^c Riva Ospedale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18244375809     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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