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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
Percutaneous transjugular device closure of postoperative residual atrial septal defect
Saktheeswaran Mahesh Kumar1, Sasidharan Bijulal, Kavassery Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy
1Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. maheshpaed@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
Percutaneous closure of postoperative malaligned residual atrial septal defect was successfully performed from the transjugular approach under transesophageal echocardiography guidance in a 38-year-old symptomatic woman with patent femoral venous access using the usual hardware. This demonstrates the feasibility of transjugular approach as an alternative to femoral or transhepatic approaches in patients with difficult atrial septal anatomy who are usually referred for surgery.

