Transcatheter closure of aortic sinus to left atrial fistula caused by erosion of amplatzer septal occluder

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 749-753

  Mahadevan, Vaikom S ^a,b   Horlick, Eric M ^a,b   Benson, Lee N ^a   McLaughlin, Peter R ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplatzer; ASD; Erosion; Fistula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM FISTULA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; REOPERATION;

EID: 33750846942     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20900     Document Type: Article

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