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Editorial
Complications of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects
  1. M S Spence,
  2. S A Qureshi
  1. Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
  1. 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.Qureshigstt.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?

  • atrial septal defects
  • complications
  • transcatheter

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2004.057562

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    • Published Online First 23 August 2005