Following ASD closure, the Amplatzer Septal Occluder becomes thinner and can change shape over time, leading to intermittent compression of the atrial and aortic walls in a subset of patients.
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Device remodeling after ASD closure may prompt closer imaging surveillance; leaves open long-term clinical consequences of intermittent wall compression.
Kitano et al. (2009) studied this question.
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