title: Percutaneous closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect through arm approach (radial artery and basilic vein).
abstract: We report a case of percutaneous closure of a congenital perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) performed via a radial artery and basilic vein accesses. We further discuss the technique, advantages, and limitation of this innovative approach for perimembranous VSD closure.
authors: Deborah Heart & Lung Institute, 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, New Jersey.
authors: Kintur
authors: K
authors: Sanghvi
authors: Nemalan
authors: N
authors: Selvaraj
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Luft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery