How to choose an occluder for two nearby muscular ventricular septal defects?

Gan, Changping; An, Qi; Tao, Kaiyu; Tang, Hong; Lui, Raphael C; Song, Haibo; Lin, Ke; Pan, Wencheng et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Multiple muscular ventricular septal defects treated with a single device have been reported before, but the way of choosing a suitable occluder is not well described. Implantation of an oversized device might lead to potential side effects. We described our experience with a single device to close two nearby muscular ventricular septal defects perventricularly, and specifically the decision-making process used to choose the suitable occluder.

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