Aims To determine the usefulness of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D
echo) in assessment of secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) considered for device …

Aims Using balloon sizing to determine device size may cause complications and increase
procedure time in performing transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD). We aimed to …

Background: Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative approach to
surgery in selected patients. Balloon stretched diameter (BSD) is considered as the standard …

Background Three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) is superior to
two dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE) as it provides all atrial septal …

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) has become an accepted and reliable
procedure. Although various complications have been recognized, tear of the atrial septal …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common form of congenital heart disease that often persists
well into adulthood before discovery or intervention. The authors report the case of a patient …

We report our initial experience using real‐time (live) three‐dimensional (3D) transthoracic
echocardiographic imaging under conscious sedation as a guide for transcatheter device …

Nowadays transcatheter closure has become the standard treatment for an atrial septal
defect (ASD). Since morphologic variation of ASD is common, imaging modalities with high …

Aims The aim of this study was to assess the value of two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic
simultaneous multiplane imaging (SMPI) in the evaluation of suitability for percutaneous …

Objectives This study assessed the ability of live/real time three‐dimensional
transesophageal echocardiography (3 DTEE) in measuring (1) atrial septal defect (ASD) …