Key result
Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in 35 symptomatic children weighing ≤15 kg resulted in all but one patient becoming asymptomatic after a median follow-up of 2 years.
Why the study?
Is transcatheter closure of an interatrial communication safe and effective in symptomatic children weighing 15 kg or less?
Observational (n=35)
Yes
Is transcatheter closure of an interatrial communication safe and effective in symptomatic children weighing 15 kg or less?
Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects is safe and effective in symptomatic children weighing ≤15 kg, leading to symptom resolution and significant weight gain.
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May support transcatheter ASD closure in symptomatic children ≤15 kg; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Fraisse et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Atrial septal defects (n=35). Transcatheter closure was evaluated on Symptom resolution and complications. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in 35 symptomatic children weighing ≤15 kg resulted in all but one patient becoming asymptomatic after a median follow-up of 2 years.
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