Erosion by the Amplatzer Septal Occluder: Experienced operator opinions at odds with manufacturer recommendations?

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 925-930

  El Said, Howaida G ^a,b   Moore, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplatzer Septal Occluder; ASD device erosion; Catheterization complication; Congenital heart disease in adults

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLIP; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEVICE EROSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 68249152006     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21931     Document Type: Article

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