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Surgical repair of residual shunt after transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect with an amplatzer septal occluder: a case report.

par El Oumeiri, Bachar Ghassan ;Jansens, Jean-Luc
Référence Acta chirurgica Belgica (Ed. bilingue), 106, 1, page (86-88)
Publication Publié, 2006

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Résumé :

Secundum atrial septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect in adulthood. As an alternative to surgery, the transcatheter occlusion appears to be safe. We herein report a case of a residual shunt after transcatheter closure of ASD of a 66 year old man. Surgical repair was indicated. Real and potential problem with device closure of ASD are discussed.