Growth of an atrial septal defect: missing the window for transcatheter closure

We describe a patient diagnosed with a small atrial septal defect (3-4 mm) that had grown to 24 mm in diameter over a six-year period. Timing of transcatheter intervention may be affected by growth of the atrial septal defect and this reports the first case of an atrial septal defect outgrowing the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2002-09, Vol.23 (5), p.542-544
Hauptverfasser:	Tortoriello, T A, McMahon, C, Kovalchin, J P, Bricker, J T, Grifka, R G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac Catheterization - methods Echocardiography, Doppler, Color Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - pathology Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy Humans Infant Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a patient diagnosed with a small atrial septal defect (3-4 mm) that had grown to 24 mm in diameter over a six-year period. Timing of transcatheter intervention may be affected by growth of the atrial septal defect and this reports the first case of an atrial septal defect outgrowing the possibility of transcatheter closure.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-001-0068-1