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Published Online First: 23 August 2005. doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.057562
Heart 2005;91:1512-1514
Copyright © 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society

EDITORIAL

Complications of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects

M S Spence, S A Qureshi

Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK

Correspondence to:
Dr Shakeel A Qureshi
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Street, London SE1 9RT, UK; Shakeel.Qureshi{at}gstt.nhs.uk

ABSTRACT

Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects has proved to be remarkably successful, and is usually preferred by both patients and parents. But how does it compare with the gold standard of surgical closure?

Keywords: atrial septal defects; complications; transcatheter


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