title: Transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect in a dog.
abstract: Atrial septal defect, while rare in dogs, can result in severe clinical signs. Surgical correction of atrial septal defect requires open-heart surgery. Transcatheter closure techniques provide minimally invasive surgical alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Henry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: Debbie A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Puppel
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome