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SUBMITTER: O'Byrne ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6298220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Interventional cardiology clinics 20190101 1
This article describes current devices and indications for transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (TC-ASD) and patent foramen ovale in children and young adults. TC-ASD has a proven record of efficacy and safety, but device erosion raises questions about the relative safety of TC-ASD versus operative open heart surgical ASD closure. New devices for ASD closure with properties to reduce risk of erosion are being developed. Recent studies demonstrating superiority of patent foramen o ...[more]