Background—Recent developments in cardiac MRI have extended the potential spectrum of
diagnostic and interventional applications. The purpose of this study was to test the ability of …

BACKGROUND: Surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is a standard
procedure associated with very low mortality and morbidity. We evaluated outcomes in the …

MR guidance has been used recently to navigate endovascular catheters and deliver stents
in large (aorta and pulmonary) and small (coronary, renal, and femoral) arteries, place ASD …

Device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is rapidly becoming routine in children.
Comparisons are often made to older surgical series with higher morbidities. However …

BACKGROUND: There is no current acceptable approach for intracardiac beating-heart
interventions. We have adapted real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography with specialized …

Within the last decade, cardiovascular MR imaging has made rapid progress. Developments
in scanner technology and pulse sequence design have resulted in exquisite capabilities for …

OBJECTIVE: Closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects is generally performed by
using an interventional approach. We evaluated the outcome of patients requiring …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital cardiac anomaly. Even though surgery is
the gold standard, percutaneous device closure is gaining popularity because of the short …

The purpose of this article is to present some recent applications of diagnostic and
interventional MRI in congenital heart disease. To date x‐ray‐based techniques have been …

Until the recent availability of percutaneous devices, the role of the septal defect occluder
was played by surgeons. In this paper the pros and cons of the two techniques in the …