title: Present scenario of device closure for congenital heart diseases.
abstract: There has been tremendous advances in the treatment of congenital heart diseases following the development of transcatheter closure devices in the last decade. Device-closures of patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defects, as in use today, have been highlighted in this article along with a brief discussion in the subject.
authors.affiliation: Children's Heart Care Centre, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans