Japanese Heart Journal
Online ISSN : 1348-673X
Print ISSN : 0021-4868
ISSN-L : 0021-4868
Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect with a CardioSEAL Device
Betau HwangPi-Chang LeeYun-Ching FuHsenh-Ping HsingSheng-Ling JanPao-Sheng ChiuJen-Her LuMei-Yung JsouZen-Chung WengLaura C.C. Meng
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2000 Volume 41 Issue 4 Pages 471-480

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Transcatheter closure of an interatrial septal defect (ASD) with a CardioSEAL device was successfully performed on 12 Taiwanese children. There were five boys and seven girls, aged from 3.6-13.9 (8.3 ± 3.2) years and with body weight of 15-57 (33.7 ± 14.7) kgs. After one year of follow-up studies, which included physical examination, ECG, chest X-ray and echocardiography, complete closure of ASD was achieved in nine (75%) patients. Two children with a trivial residual shunt were asymptomatic and without audible cardiac murmur. A girl had a small residual left to right atrial shunt by color Doppler echocardiography, but without audible cardiac murmur. There were no immediate or intermediate complications. Transcatheter implantation of the CardioSEAL device is a safe and proper treatment for children with non-complicated small to medium secundum ASD.

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