Transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the standard imaging
method for atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) detection, for patient …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been employed successfully for guiding
transcatheter device closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) are two different entities from
anatomic, pathophysiologic and haemodynamic perspective. We present a case of a 60 year …

Objective To evaluate the benefit of using three-dimensional transesophageal
echocardiography (3DTEE) over conventional two-dimensional transesophageal …

Methods: Twenty subjects (6 Afib. 4 Aflutter with variable block and 10 patients with sinus
rhythm) were recruited. All subjects had conventional ECG-gated balanced FFE imaging in …

Percutaneous transcatheter occlusion of atrial septal defects (ASD) and patent foramen
ovale (PFO) is less invasive than the gold standard of surgical closure [1]. Indications for this …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital defect (1 in 1000 live births) and accounts
for up to 40% of clinically relevant acyanotic shunts in adults. 1 Patent foramen ovale (PFO) …

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 …

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and secundum type atrial septal defect
(ASD) are common transcatheter procedures. Although they share many technical details …

TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE IS AN EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY in most
patients with atrial septal defects (ASDs) of the secundum type (1, 2). Factors that decide …