title: Electron beam angiography for the evaluation of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure.
abstract: Electron beam angiography (EBA) provides excellent anatomic imaging in patients with congenital heart disease and may be useful in the assessment of atrial septal defects (ASDs). We present four patients with an ASD who were considered for percutaneous closure and underwent EBA for measurement of defect size and assessment of rim adequacy, adjacent cardiac structures, and associated congenital anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA.
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: AboulHosn
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: Nediljka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buljubasic
authors.forename: Ray V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Budoff
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shavelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed