Present scenario of device closure for congenital heart diseases.
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.
Vijayalakshmi
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Children's Heart Care Centre, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore.
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