Usefulness of three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction of the Amplatzer septal occluder in patients undergoing atrial septal closure
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
Citazione:
Usefulness of three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction of the Amplatzer septal occluder in patients undergoing atrial septal closure / M. Pepi, G. Tamborini, A.L. Bartorelli, D. Trabattoni, A. Maltagliati, S. De Vita, D. Andreini, G. Pontone. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9149. - 94:10(2004 Nov 15), pp. 1343-1347.
Abstract:
Eighty-eight patients referred for transcatheter closure of atrial septal or patent foramen ovale defects underwent 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography to correlate preclosure anatomy with the morphology and positioning of the atrial septal occluder. Despite the effectiveness of the trancatheter closure and absence of complications, 2 linear indentations of the aortic root by the 2 discs of the device were clearly demonstrated in 16 cases, suggesting caution in the choice of very large occluders.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Humans ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Male ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial ; Female ; Prostheses and Implants
Elenco autori:
M. Pepi, G. Tamborini, A.L. Bartorelli, D. Trabattoni, A. Maltagliati, S. De Vita, D. Andreini, G. Pontone
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