title: Clarification of statements made regarding investigation into Amplatzer device complication incidence and comparison with the Society of Thoracic Surgery database.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dibardino
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004868:Equipment Failure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology