Use of intracardiac echocardiography in interventional cardiology: working with the anatomy rather than fighting it

A Enriquez, LC Saenz, R Rosso, FE Silvestry… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
The indications for catheter-based structural and electrophysiological procedures have
recently expanded to more complex scenarios, in which an accurate definition of the …

Incidence and clinical course of thrombus formation on atrial septal defect and patient foramen ovale closure devices in 1,000 consecutive patients

U Krumsdorf, S Ostermayer, K Billinger… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, morphology, and
clinical course of thrombus formation after catheter closure of intra-atrial shunts …

Experience with transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects using the Amplatzer septal occluder: a single centre study in 236 consecutive patients

G Fischer, J Stieh, A Uebing, U Hoffmann, G Morf… - Heart, 2003 - heart.bmj.com
Aim: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal
defects (ASD) with the Amplatzer septal occluder. Methods: 236 consecutive patients with a …

Percutaneous versus surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect: comparison of early results and complications

G Butera, M Carminati, M Chessa, R Youssef… - American heart …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Surgical closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) provides excellent results.
Given the increasing popularity of percutaneous techniques, a comparison between the 2 …

Long-term outcome of transcatheter secundum-type atrial septal defect closure using Amplatzer septal occluders

J Masura, P Gavora, T Podnar - Journal of the American College of …, 2005 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess long-term results of percutaneous closure of
secundum-type atrial septal defect (ASD II) using Amplatzer septal occluders (ASO) …

Short and long term complications of device closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale: meta‐analysis of 28,142 patients from 203 studies

A Abaci, S Unlu, Y Alsancak, U Kaya… - Catheterization and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are
both associated with short‐and long‐term complications. Our knowledge of the complication …

Embolization and retrieval of the Amplatzer septal occluder

DS Levi, JW Moore - Catheterization and cardiovascular …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Embolization and percutaneous retrieval of the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) after
release have been reported. However, the incidence, the causes of embolization, and the …

Closure of secundum atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder device: techniques and problems

RW Harper, PM Mottram… - Catheterization and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Percutaneous transvenous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) has become feasible in
recent years, as later‐generation devices have largely overcome initial difficulties in device …

Surgical and transcatheter (Amplatzer) closure of atrial septal defects: a prospective comparison of results and cost

JDR Thomson, EH Aburawi, KG Watterson… - Heart, 2002 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To compare effectiveness, complications, and cost of Amplatzer with surgical
atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Tertiary cardiac …

Patent foramen ovale and neurosurgery in sitting position: a systematic review

AR Fathi, P Eshtehardi, B Meier - British journal of anaesthesia, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We have conducted a systematic review of air embolism complications of neurosurgery in
the sitting position and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. It assesses the risk and benefit …