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``Cobra-Like'' Deformation of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder

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Transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defects using Amplatzer septal occluders (ASOs) is a safe, simple, and effective alternative to surgical closure. We present the first report of a ``cobra-like'' shape deformation of the device encountered during inappropriate positioning. The complication is reversible and is easily avoidable.

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  1. University Medical Centre, University Children's Hospital, Vrazov trg 1, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia, SI

    U. Mazic

  2. Children's Cardiac Centre, University Children's Hospital, Limbova 1, 833 40 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, SK

    P. Gavora & J. Masura

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Mazic, U., Gavora, P. & Masura, J. ``Cobra-Like'' Deformation of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder. Pediatr Cardiol 22, 253–254 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002460010216

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