title: [Percutaneous closure of three septal defects by two Amplatz occluders implanted during the same procedure].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants, BP 3119, Toulouse.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abadir
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aggoun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elbaz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massabuau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carrié
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fauvel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: 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