Aims The study was set up to find out whether a new self-centering prosthesis for
transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects could overcome the disadvantages …

Over the last two decades numerous attempts have been made at transcatheter closure of
secundum atrial septal defects using several different devices. The progress has been slow …

[Initial clinical results with the Amplatzer septal occluder--a self-centering double disc for
occlusion of atrial septal defects]. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org …

Catheter occlusion of atrial septal defects has its roots in the 1950s, with early devices being
implanted during closed-heart surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass. For the past 20 …

Although the low surgical mortality and morbidity associated with closure of atrial septal
defect (ASD) is generally accepted, transcatheter closure is becoming an attractive …

Method The stretched diameter of the ASD was measured by inflating a sizing balloon within
the defect until an indentation in the circumference in the balloon could be observed. An …

Attempts at catheter closure of atrial septal defects began over 3 decades ago. Several
devices have been designed attempting to achieve this objective safely and effectively …

A large number of atrial septal defect (ASD) closure devices have been investigated in an
attempt to develop a nonsurgical, transvenous method of occlusion of ASD. Some of the …

Percutaneous transvenous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) has become feasible in
recent years, as later‐generation devices have largely overcome initial difficulties in device …

The objective of this study was to evaluate a new technique of sizing atrial septal defects
(ASDs) for transcatheter device closure. ASD closure using the Amplatzer septal occluder …