Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with a new flexible, self-centering device (the STARFlex Occluder)

G Hausdorf; R Kaulitz; T Paul; M Carminati; J Lock

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00515-9

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with a new flexible, self-centering device (the STARFlex Occluder)

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Nov 1;84(9):1113-6, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00515-9.

Authors

G Hausdorf¹, R Kaulitz, T Paul, M Carminati, J Lock

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology of the Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 10569680
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00515-9

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of the STARFlex Occluder for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects with difficult anatomy. Transcatheter closure of the defect was attempted and successfully performed in 5 patients; the "stretched" defect diameter ranged from 12 to 24 mm and the implanted devices ranged from 23 to 33 mm.

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Catheterization / instrumentation
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Equipment Design
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy*
Humans
Infant
Male
Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Treatment Outcome