… We report short-term findings in 33 patients after transcatheter closure (TCC) of coronary
artery fistulae (CAF) and compare our results with those reported in the recent transcatheter …

… transcatheter closure is the treatment of choice in this delicate patient population. The evolution
of … that further improvements will result in better safety and efficacy of transcatheter PDA …

… among patients having transcatheter closure (11% to 26%) … proportion of patients undergoing
transcatheter closure (15% … Our results are consistent with those of a published Markov-…

… data on 104 patients who underwent transcatheter closure of a pmVSD at our institution.
The patients’ general characteristics are reported in Table 1.Patients were assessed by a …

… During a mean follow-up of 15.1 months 6 patients reported a recurrent TIA after transcatheter
PFO closure, resulting in an average annual recurrence rate of 1.7% for TIA, 0% for stroke …

… that transcatheter closure of PFO is a safe and effective technique for patients presenting with
… Our results compare favorably with those obtained with long-term oral anticoagulation and …

… patients referred to our institution for transcatheter closure of post-AMI VSR between 1988
and 2008 were included. Patients … In this subgroup of patients, our results were most promising…

… Several studies with the inclusion criterion of age >3 years have shown excellent results of
… long-term results, 15 we recommend a careful selection of patients who are <3 years old for …

… a result of preceding AMI without prior surgical closure attempt. … transcatheter closure in a
male patient due to cerebral infarction. Most of the cardiogenic shock patients (12 of 14 patients…

… of symptoms and daily activities, which result from the closure of left to right shunt without …
of transcatheter closure of ASD were patients aged older than 70 years. Most of these patients …