Jugular approach for percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect.
One hundred and forty-two consecutive procedures of percutaneous closure or atrial septal defect were approached by cannulation of the right femoral vein. In 3 of them, the internal jugular vein approach was also necessary because of azygos continuation or unsuccessful device implantation due to inadequate septal alignment. In all of them, device implantation was successfully performed through this alternative percutaneous vascular approach.
Division of Cardiology, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. marco.papa@policlinicodimonza.it
Marco
M
Papa
Achille
A
Gaspardone
Gabriele
G
Fragasso
Chiara
C
Camesasca
Andrea
A
Conversano
Fabrizio
F
Tomai
Francesco
F
Versaci
Alberto
A
Margonato
D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*