Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the most widely used method to
guide the percutaneous treatment of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale …

Imaging to guide percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal
defect (ASD) has traditionally required transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) with …

Background Transcatheter device occlusion of atrial septal defects is becoming an effective
alternative to surgery. In order to avoid the discomfort of transesophageal echocardiography …

Introduction Device closure of interatrial communications has become a well-established
technique to treat left-to-right shunt associated with atrial septal defect (ASD) and to prevent …

Background This study aimed to summarize percutaneous occluder device closure of atrial
septal defects (ASD) through the femoral vein, using guidance by transthoracic …

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome of intracardiac
echocardiography (ICE) for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) compared with …

Objectives To describe our experience with intracardiac echocardiographic (ICE) guidance
during transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale …

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome of intracardiac
echocardiography (ICE) for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) compared with …

Background and Objectives: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance is the
current gold standard for catheter-based procedures in the treatment of structural heart …

Objective To assess the short-and long-term results of our ten-year experience with
percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects. Methods We studied retrospectively all patients …