Why the study?
Does transcatheter closure using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder under transesophageal echocardiography alone without fluoroscopy achieve safe closure in pediatric patients with atrial septal defects?
Population
4 pediatric patients with atrial septal defects centrally located in the oval fossa
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Does transcatheter closure using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder under transesophageal echocardiography alone without fluoroscopy achieve safe closure in pediatric patients with atrial septal defects?
Transcatheter closure of centrally located atrial septal defects using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder can be safely performed under transesophageal echocardiography guidance alone without fluoroscopy in selected pediatric patients.
Ewert et al. (1999) studied this question.
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