title: Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect with situs solitus and dextrocardia.
abstract: Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defect associated with situs solitus and dextrocardia has not been reported previously. We describe the technical difficulties encountered during transcatheter closure of a secundum atrial septal defect in a 19-month-old girl with situs solitus and dextrocardia.
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia University of Essen, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Mohammed Omar
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia marifkhan99@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Arif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Milad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Segaier
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D040181:Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D059446:Heterotaxy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Atrial septal defect secundum; Dextrocardia; percutaneous closure; situs solitus; technical difficulties