Maria Drakopoulou1, George Oikonomou1, Stergios Soulaidopoulos1, Basil Thanopoulos2, Konstantina Aggeli1, Dimitrios Tousoulis1, Konstantinos Toutouzas1,*
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 147-151, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.011338
Abstract The percutaneous closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects
(ASD) is a well-established procedure. Currently available devices and delivery
systems are designed to be used via the femoral venous route. However, an
alternative approach needs to be considered in cases of congenital or acquired
caval obstruction. We describe a successful transjugular closure of a moderate
sized secundum ASD with the Cocoon Septal Occluder in a 37-year-old
symptomatic woman with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis, using a novel
deployment technique to overcome difficulties, namely maintaining stable sheath
position in the left atrium. Percutaneous closure of secundum ASDs via the
transjugular approach… More >
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