title: Transcatheter patch closure of an atrial septal defect of sinus venosus type using the immediate release patch.
abstract: Following promising preclinical studies, we report our first clinical experience with transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect of sinus venosus type in a 65-year-old patient using the Immediate Release Patch.
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bertog
authors.affiliation: Athenian Institute of Pediatric Cardiology, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleftherios B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wunderlich
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hornung
authors.affiliation: CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sievert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: atrial septal defect of sinus venosus type; patch closure; transcatheter therapy