1. Catheter closure of coronary sinus atrial septal defect using Amplatzer Septal Occluder
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Manabu Taniguchi, Yasufumi Kijima, and Teiji Akagi
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Male ,Cardiac Catheterization ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Septal Occluder Device ,Heart Septal Defects, Atrial ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Vein ,Coronary sinus ,Aged ,Heart septal defect ,business.industry ,Coronary Sinus ,Amplatzer Septal Occluder ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Catheter ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Echocardiography ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Coronary sinus atrial septal defect ,Left superior ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Coronary sinus defect is a rare type of atrial septal defect. We report two patients who had a coronary sinus atrial septal defect without persistent left superior caval vein, where the orifice of the coronary sinus was closed using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder. The procedure was successful, without any complications including conduction disturbance.
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- 2011
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