Cardiac dysrhythmias after transcatheter closure of ASD with Amplatzer device


Celiker A., Ozkutlu S., Karakurt C., Karagoz T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.47, sa.4, ss.323-326, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.323-326
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) has been used as an alternative to open heart surgery. Although transcatheter closure of ASD with the Amplatzer septal occluder is a safe and feasible method in pediatric patients, there is little published data on arrhythmia analysis following transcatheter device closure of secundum ASD. We evaluated cardiac dysrhythmias with 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring after transcatheter closure of ASD with Amplatzer device.