[Percutaneous closure of three septal defects by two Amplatz occluders implanted during the same procedure].
Multiple atrial septal defects can be closed by interventional catheterisation. The procedure requires an accurate morphological evaluation: number of defects, distance from their edges to the main cardiac structures, resistance of the septum. The authors report the case of a 63 year old woman presenting with cardiac failure in whom 3 atrial septal defects were diagnosed. All 3 defects were successfully closed by the implantation of two Amplatz devices. Control echocardiography at 6 months showed the occluders in a normal position with no residual shunt and the patient was asymptomatic.
Abadir
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Cardiologie pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants, BP 3119, Toulouse.
Aggoun
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Elbaz
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Massabuau
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Carrié
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Fauvel
J M
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Puel
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Acar
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D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants