title: One-year follow-up of the amplatzer device to close atrial septal defects.
abstract: The early and 1-year follow-up of a single United States center using the Amplatzer atrial septal defect closure device is reported. Complete closure was documented in all patients by 1 year after device implantation.
authors.affiliation: Heart Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA. taeer0@chmcc.org
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taeed
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Michelfelder
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Salaymeh
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Koons
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Beekman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design