RETROGRADE TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE OF VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS IN CHILDREN USING THE AMPLATZER DUCT OCCLUDER II DEVICE

Autor: Sreenivas Kumar Arramraju, Raghava Raju Penumatsa, Nageswara Rao Koneti, Karunakar Vadlamudi, Narayanswami Sreeram
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59:E814
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60815-8
Popis: Routine anterograde closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) is well established. The technique however is complex, and requires the creation of an arteriovenous loop. We describe a new technique for transcatheter closure using a retrograde single catheter approach. 77 symptomatic children (42
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