Unexpected difficulty during transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect associated with right aortic arch

Unexpected difficulty during transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect associated with right aortic arch

Right aortic arch (RAA) associated with isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) is very rare. We report successful closure of ASD associated with RAA using a 26-mm atrial septal occluder in a 30-year-old male patient. The impingement of right descending aorta in RAA caused malposition of the device in t...

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Main Authors: Nageswara Rao Koneti, Abhijeet Shelke, Srinivasa Kumar Arramraj, Raghava Raju Penumatsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Atrial septal defect
atrial septal occluder
congenital heart disease in adults
right aortic arch
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2012;volume=5;issue=2;spage=185;epage=187;aulast=Koneti

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