1. Safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect type II under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance: A case control study
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Haysam Baho, Lamees Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Omar Galal, Masroor H. Sharfi, Jameel Al-Ata, and Amjad Al-Kouatli
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lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Case-control study ,Septum secundum ,Atrial septal defect closure ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,lcsh:RC666-701 ,Complete occlusion ,Medicine ,Fluoroscopy ,Original Article ,cardiovascular diseases ,030212 general & internal medicine ,High incidence ,Radiology ,business ,Shunt (electrical) ,Procedure time - Abstract
Background: Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect is routinely performed under general anesthesia and transesophageal echocardiography guidance. If patients have good echo windows, the procedure could be performed under transthoracic echo guidance. Aim of study: To evaluate safety and efficacy of the intervention using fluoroscopy and echo guidance. Methods: In a case control study design, 180 patients underwent atrial septal defect closure between January 2010 and December 2016. In 32 patients, the intervention was performed under fluoroscopy and transthoracic echo guidance. Our study group consisted of 22 out of 32 patients (
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- 2019
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