Transcatheter closure of a mid-muscular ventricular septal defect with an amplatzer VSD occluder device.
A 5 year old girl with a haemodynamically significant mid-muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) had successful transcatheter closure using the Amplatzer VSD occluder. This device passes through a small diameter sheath and can be easily retrieved or repositioned. These properties may make it a suitable device for closure of large mid-muscular defects in small children.
Tofeig
M
M
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK.
Patel
R G
RG
Walsh
K P
KP
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002933:Cineradiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods