title: A novel technique using a steerable guide catheter to successfully deliver an Amplatzer septal occluder to close an atrial septal defect.
abstract: Correct positioning of an Amplatzer ASD occluder can be difficult in vertical hearts or in those with diminutive or missing septal rims. In this report we describe the use of a steerable sheath to position the device in the plane of the ASD to achieve success.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine 92868-4080, USA.
authors.forename: Majed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nounou
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Morton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional