We report our experience using the buttoned device to close defects within the oval fossa
and probe-patent oval foramens, comparing the findings with those obtained with the …

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We present three cases of multiple interatrial communications to illustrate the extended use
of the Amplatzer septal occluder and to highlight procedural techniques. The first case …

BACKGROUND: The Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO)(AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley,
Minn) has gained wide acceptance for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD). We …

Abstract Between June 1999 and September 2002, 45 patients (age, 34±13 years; mean
shunt ratio, 2.6±0.6) underwent transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure at our …

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

Objective To report initial findings from a selected group of patients with morphological
variations of the atrial septal defect who underwent transcatheter closure with a second …

The objective of this study was to describe a new technique for transcatheter device closure
of large atrial septal defects (ASDs) using the Amplatzer septal occluder and our experience …

The impact of device size choice on closure results was analyzed in 138 (101 females, 37
males; age 0.5–84.0 years) consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter closure of the …