Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ann Thorac Surg, 1999 Oct;68(4):1400-1.
PMID: 10543517

Abstract

A 10-month-old boy underwent operation to close a large secundum atrial septal defect and multiple muscular ventricular septal defects. Closure of the ventricular septal defects was unsuccessful and led to worsening cardiac failure and inability to wean the patient from mechanical ventilation. Transcatheter closure of the ventricular septal defects using Gianturco coils was undertaken. This technique is an effective alternative for closure of multiple muscular ventricular septal defects in infants and small children.

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