Echocardiologists' role in the deployment of the Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder device in adults

Use of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device to close selected secundum atrial septal defects is ever-increasing. This article illustrates the central role of the echocardiologist before, during, and after percatheter closure with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device. Figures, diagrams, and tables de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2001-06, Vol.14 (6), p.588-594
Hauptverfasser:	Cooke, Jennifer C., Gelman, John S., Harper, Richard W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac Catheterization Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional Echocardiography, Transesophageal Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy Humans Prostheses and Implants Prosthesis Design
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Zusammenfassung:	Use of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device to close selected secundum atrial septal defects is ever-increasing. This article illustrates the central role of the echocardiologist before, during, and after percatheter closure with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder device. Figures, diagrams, and tables detail each stage of the evaluation, procedure, and postprocedural assessment. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2001;14:588-94.)
ISSN:	0894-7317 1097-6795
DOI:	10.1067/mje.2001.113364