title: Percutaneus double stent atrial septostomy.
abstract: Graded balloon septostomy, bladed atrial septostomy, fenestrated Amplatzer devices and stent placement have been reported to obtain stable interatrial communications. We expose our favorable experience creating an interatrial septal defect, by the use of two stents concentrically placed. We think it can be a procedure to be taken into account whenever a wide interauricular septal orifice must be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit and Adult Cardiology Service, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. jgirona@vhebron.net
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Girona
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gran
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martí
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents