title: A new device to close secundum atrial septal defects: first clinical use to close multiple defects in a child.
abstract: Transcatheter device closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) has become an accepted treatment modality. Currently, the only device that can be used for large defects is the Amplatzer Septal Occluder. We report on a new device (Occlutech Figulla), to close multiple ASDs in a child with two large defects using 12 and 15 mm devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halabi
authors.forename: Ziyad M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002932:Cineangiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional