Trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defect: Balloon sizing or no balloon sizing - single centre experience

• Main Authors: Gupta Saurabh (Author), Sivasankaran S (Author), Bijulal S (Author), Tharakan Jagan (Author), Harikrishnan S (Author), Ajit KVK (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<b>Background</b> : Selecting the device size using a sizing balloon could oversize the ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OSASD) with floppy margins and at times may lead to complications. Identifying the firm margins using trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) and selecting approp...