title: Closing ventricular septal defects in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
abstract: Current results of transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects using double-umbrella devices are promising. The ventricular septal defect may be congenital muscular, residual after surgical ventricular septal defect repair, or acquired after myocardial infarction. The procedure is successful in 88% of patients, and most patients experience a significant improvement in clinical status. Although adverse events frequently occur at the time of implantation, late events related to the device or procedures are rare.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Audrey C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marshalland
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome