A novel technique using a steerable guide catheter to successfully deliver an Amplatzer septal occluder to close an atrial septal defect

Majed Nounou; Alex Harrison; Morton Kern

doi:10.1002/ccd.21743

A novel technique using a steerable guide catheter to successfully deliver an Amplatzer septal occluder to close an atrial septal defect

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Dec 1;72(7):994-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.21743.

Authors

Majed Nounou¹, Alex Harrison, Morton Kern

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine 92868-4080, USA.

PMID: 19021288
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21743

Abstract

Correct positioning of an Amplatzer ASD occluder can be difficult in vertical hearts or in those with diminutive or missing septal rims. In this report we describe the use of a steerable sheath to position the device in the plane of the ASD to achieve success.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Equipment Design
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy*
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional