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The field of congenital interventional cardiology has experienced tremendous growth in
recent years. Beginning with the development of early devices for transcatheter closure of …

Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are among the most common of congenital heart defects and are
frequently associated with atrial arrhythmias. Atrial and ventricular geometrical remodelling …

Abstract Real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography allows us to measure right
ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume irrespective of its shape. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common congenital cardiac lesion accounting for 10–
15% of all cardiac malformations. In the majority of cases, the secundum type of the ASD is …

BACKGROUND: Single ventricle (SV) exercise performance is impaired and limited by
reduced ventricular preload reserve. The atrium modulates ventricular filling, and …

Background and aim: The GORE® CARDIOFORM (GCO) septal occluder is an atrial septal
defect/patent foramen ovale closure device with theoretical advantages over other …

Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study, comprising 45 patients weighing≤ 10
kg, who were chosen for device closure between January 2010 and June 2018. Patient …

Transcatheter closure of congenital heart defects with the use of septal occluders has been
widely accepted as a preferred treatment; however, the high cost of these devices limits their …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects requiring
procedural intervention. In such cases, transcatheter closure of secundum ASDs has been …