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Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with a new flexible, self-centering device (the STARFlex Occluder)
G Hausdorf1, R Kaulitz, T Paul
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology of the Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany. Hausdorf.Gerd@MH-Hannover.DE
The American Journal of Cardiology
|November 24, 1999
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of the STARFlex Occluder for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects with difficult anatomy. Transcatheter closure of the defect was attempted and successfully performed in 5 patients; the "stretched" defect diameter ranged from 12 to 24 mm and the implanted devices ranged from 23 to 33 mm.