Short-Term and Midterm Follow-Up of Transthoracic Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in Infants Qiang Chen, MD, Hua Cao, MD, Gui-Can Zhang, MD, Liang-wan Chen, MD, Fan Xu, MD, Jia-xin Zhang, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 1403-1409 (October 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Occlusion device. Courtesy of Dong Guan Ke Wei Medical Apparatus Company, Ltd and Shan Dong Visee Medical Apparatus Company, Ltd, China. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1403-1409DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic diagram of the procedure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1403-1409DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Echocardiogram showing the sheath positioned across the atrial septal defect. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1403-1409DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Echocardiogram showing the left disc of an occluder deployed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1403-1409DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Final echocardiographic image after both discs were deployed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1403-1409DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.085) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions