Comparison of three different atrial septal defect occlusion devices.
Three different devices were used to close secundum-type atrial septal defects in 28 patients. The "Amplatzer" is associated with an easier and shorter procedure than are the "Sideris Buttoned Device" and the Microvena "Angel Wings" devices.
Formigari
R
R
Pediatric Cardiology, Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Santoro
G
G
Rossetti
L
L
Rinelli
G
G
Guccione
P
P
Ballerini
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation