Use of the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder for closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects

M Szkutnik, SA Qureshi, J Kusa, E Rosenthal… - Heart, 2007 - heart.bmj.com
Background: Transcatheter closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect (PmVSD)
is usually performed with an asymmetric Amplatzer occluder, which is not an ideal device …

Original article Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with Amplatzer occluders–a single centre experience

M Szkutnik, J Kusa, J Białkowski - Polish Heart Journal …, 2008 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: Perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common
congenital heart defect. Percutaneous transcatheter closure of VSD is one of the greatest …

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with the Amplatzer asymmetric ventricular septal defect occluder: preliminary experience in …

BD Thanopoulos, GS Tsaousis, E Karanasios… - Heart, 2003 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To close perimembranous ventricular septal defects (PMVSDs) in children with
the new Amplatzer asymmetric ventricular septal defect occluder (AAVSDO). Patients and …

Transcatheter closure of the perimembranous ventricular septal defect—preclinical trial of a new Amplatzer device

JL Bass, D Gruenstein - Catheterization and Cardiovascular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: This study assessed the feasibility and efficacy of implanting a new nitinol device
for closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects in a swine model. Background …

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects using the amplatzer membranous VSD occluder: immediate and midterm results of an …

R Holzer, J De Giovanni, KP Walsh… - Catheterization and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To report the immediate and midterm results of transcatheter closure of
perimembranous ventricular septal defect (PmVSD) using the Amplatzer membranous VSD …

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects in infants and children using the Amplatzer perimembranous ventricular septal defect occluder

BVD Thanopoulos, ML Rigby, E Karanasios… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
There are very few published reports of the transcatheter closure of perimembranous
ventricular septal defects (PMVSDs) using the Amplatzer PMVSD occluder with encouraging …

Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with the Amplatzer device: technical and morphological considerations

CAC Pedra, SRF Pedra, CA Esteves… - Catheterization and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs) has been
feasible, safe, and effective with the new Amplatzer membranous septal occluder. We report …

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with the Amplatzer® membranous VSD occluder 2: Initial world experience and one‐year follow …

A Tzikas, R Ibrahim, D Velasco‐Sanchez… - Catheterization and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe the initial world experience and mid‐term follow‐up of
perimembranous ventricular septal defect (pmVSD) closure with a newly designed occluder …

[HTML][HTML] Complete heart block associated with device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects

D Predescu, RR Chaturvedi, MK Friedberg… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The development of the Amplatzer Membranous VSD Occluder (AGA Medical
Corp, Plymouth, Minn) for closure of the perimembranous ventricular septal defect has …

Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with the eccentric Amplatzer device: multicenter follow-up study

J Masura, W Gao, P Gavora, K Sun, AQ Zhou… - Pediatric …, 2005 - Springer
Using an Amplatzer membranous eccentric occluder, 186 patients with an average weight of
43.5 kg (range 12.5–77) underwent attempted catheter closure of a perimembranous …