Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale in Malta

Autor:	Grech, Victor E., Aquilina, Oscar, Felice, Herbert, Fenech, Albert, Xuereb, Robert G., Xuereb, Mariosa, Tilney, Terrence, Aquilina, Josanne, Vella, Norbert, Galea Debono, Anthony, DeGiovanni, Joseph V.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Foramen Ovale Patent -- Malta Atrial septal defects -- Treatment Cerebrovascular disease -- Malta Heart valve prosthesis
Popis:	Significant atrial septal defects (ASD) are closed, surgically or through a transcatheter device, in order to avoid pulmonary hypertension in late life. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) may need to be closed because of transient shunt reversal resulting in transient ischaemic events or stroke. We report the Maltese experience to date in transcatheter closure of these defects. A total of 46 ASDs and 51 PFOs have been successfully closed at our unit (total 97), with very low complication rates, rates that compare very favourably with results from larger international centres. peer-reviewed
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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