• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gaozhou People’s Hospital, Gaozhou, Guangdong 525200, P.R.China;
HU Lian, Email: hulian2@163.com
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Objective  To explore the feasibility of transcatheter closure of congenital heart disease (CHD) under the guidance of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Methods  A total of 37 patients with CHD who received transcatheter closure under the guidance of transthoracic echocardiography from November 2013 through November 2015 in our hospital were recruited. There were 15 males and 22 females, aged 1 to 16 years. Among them 32 patients suffered atrial septal defect and 5 patients had patent ductus arteriosus. The transcatheter closure of CHD was performed under the guidance of TTE. The patients underwent echocardiography follow-up at one, three and six months after surgery. Results  Closure devices were successfully implanted in 37 patients under TTE guidance. The procedure was simple and safe. During the follow-up, no severe complication such as valvular injury, pericardial effusion, residual shunt and peripheral vascular injury occurred. Conclusion  Transcatheter closure of CHD under TTE guidance is a feasible method and worth further clinical application.

Citation: HULian, CAOYong, WEIGuoxiong, LIUChao, LIANGHua, YUGuangshui. Transcatheter closure of congenital heart disease under the guidance of transthoracic echocardiography. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017, 24(1): 52-55. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201603017 Copy

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