Stroke is the fifth-most common cause of death and the leading cause of preventable adult
disability in the United States. 1 In 2013, there were 6.5 million stroke-related deaths …

Percutaneous closure has evolved to become the first-line treatment strategy for most cases
of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in both adults and children. Its safety and efficacy …

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen
Ovale: From the American Society of Echocardiography and Society for Cardiac Angiography …

Background—Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) using the
Amplatzer septal occluder is generally safe and effective, but erosion into the pericardial …

Background—Prospective data on the medium-term safety and effectiveness of the
AMPLATZER Septal Occluder in clinical practice are not available. The objective of this …

After the introduction of catheter intervention for atrial septal defect (ASD) in the pediatric
population, therapeutic advantages of this less invasive procedure were focused on adult …

There has been a remarkable improvement in the treatment strategy of secundum atrial
septal defect (ASD) over the last few decades. Indebted to the improvement in device …

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

The purpose of this review is to describe the current state of the art in terms of available
devices and indications for the transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) …

Background Concern regarding aortic erosion has focused attention on the retro‐aortic rim
in patients undergoing device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD), but its effect on early …