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Displacement of Amplatzer septal occluder in a patient with atrial septal defects and an atrial septal aneurysm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Takeshi Oda*
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Kurume City, Japan
Seiya Kato
Affiliation:
Division of Pathology, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, Fukuoka City, Japan
Kenji Suda
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume City, Japan
*
Correspondence to: T. Oda, 133-22 Kogashima-machi, Omura City, Nagasaki 856-8561, Japan. Tel: +81 957 52 2161; Fax: +81 957 52 2199; E-mail: oda@jadecom.jp

Abstract

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects has become more common because of its high success rate and low morbidity; however, this treatment for patients with atrial septal aneurysms is still challenging.

Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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