Obstruction of superior vena cava flow during transcatheter atrial septal defect closure with the Atriasept ASD occluder

Obstruction of superior vena cava flow during transcatheter atrial septal defect closure with the Atriasept ASD occluder

In this paper, we describe a patient with a large secundum atrial septal defect ASD (26 mm) with adequate rims that were suitable for percutaneous closure. While closing this ASD, the superior vena cava (SVC) was occluded with the right atrial disc of the Atriasept ASD occluder (Cardia) and thus the...

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Main Authors: Nihan Kahya Eren, Uğur Kocabaş, Cem Nazlı, Oktay Ergene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2013-04-01
Series:Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
Subjects:
cardiac catheterization/methods
embolization
therapeutic/ instrumentation; equipment design; heart diseases; heart septal defects
atrial/surgery.
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