Background: Transcatheter Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) device closure of atrial septal
defects (ASDs) has traditionally been guided by two‐dimensional transesophageal …

Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defect with tot... : Medicine Percutaneous device
closure of atrial septal defect with totally transthoracic echocardiography guide, without x-ray …

Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) has become an attractive
alternative to surgical repair. Since 1976, transcatheter devices1 and techniques for ASD …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) accounts for 7–13% of cases of congenital heart disease (CHD)
and is one of the most common CHD found in adults. 1 In patients with significant shunts …

Transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect has been tried since 1976. Some
investigators have incorporated on-line transesophageal echocardiography so as to better …

Background and purpose: Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is generally
performed under fluoroscopy alone. Recently, we have used transesophageal …

118-119 M Kalcik.indd Page 1 Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common forms of
congenital heart disease in adults. In addition, morphological variations of ASDs are known to …

Objectives Although intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has long been used for various
cardiologic interventions, its utilization has been quite limited in Turkey. We assessed our …

Objective The percutaneous closure of a single secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) under
transesophageal echocardiography guidance as an accepted alternative to the …

AIM To assess the long-term outcomes of device-based closure of atrial septal defects
(ASDs) with no sizing balloon. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and eighty-one …