Obstruction of superior vena cava flow during transcatheter atrial septal defect closure with the Atriasept ASD occluder

• Prif Awduron: Nihan Kahya Eren (Awdur), Uğur Kocabaş (Awdur), Cem Nazlı (Awdur), Oktay Ergene (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: KARE Publishing, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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In this paper, we describe a patient with a large secundum atrial septal defect ASD (26 mm) with adequate rims that were suitable for percutaneous closure. While closing this ASD, the superior vena cava (SVC) was occluded with the right atrial disc of the Atriasept ASD occluder (Cardia) and thus the...