Transcatheter closure of residual atrial septal defect following implantation of buttoned device.
We report a case in which residual shunting after a buttoned device occlusion of atrial septal defect (ASD) was eliminated by transcatheter retrieval of a portion of the device, followed by implantation of a second device. This method may be helpful for those patients with residual ASDs who decline surgical device retrieval and defect closure.
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Steele Memorial Children's Research Center, University Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015641:Radiography, Interventional