title: Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defect in a premature infant with rapid improvement in pulmonary status.
abstract: Atrial septal defects are a common congenital heart defect and may complicate the course of a premature infant by imposing volume overload to the lungs. Surgical closure requires cardiopulmonary bypass and, frequently, a midline sternotomy. Recently, percutaneous transcatheter devices were approved for atrial septal defect closure but have been limited to use in larger children. Here we present the first known report of a transcatheter device closure of an atrial septal defect in a premature infant, which resulted in rapid improvement of the patient's respiratory status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA. sl9pc@virginia.edu
authors.forename: D Scott
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: G Paul
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Matherne
mesh_terms: D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006304:Health Status; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors