Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with Amplatzer occluder assessed by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Mar;8(2):110-5. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.02.008. Epub 2006 Apr 5.

Abstract

We report our initial experience in two patients using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography to assess perimembranous ventricular septal defect and device morphology and their relation with contiguous cardiac structure. Defect size and rims as well as device position and profile were displayed from the three-dimensional "en face" views. We think that real-time three-dimensional echocardiography could be a complementary approach to angiography and transesophageal echocardiography in performing transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Child, Preschool
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Prostheses and Implants*