A novel technique using a steerable guide catheter to successfully deliver an Amplatzer septal occluder to close an atrial septal defect.
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.
Nounou
Majed
M
Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine 92868-4080, USA.
Harrison
Alex
A
Kern
Morton
M
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