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Atrial Septal Defect Measurement with a Guidewire Loop

Atrial Septal Defect Measurement with a Guidewire Loop A practical, simple and cheap technique using a guidewire loop for transvenous measurement of the size of a patent foramen ovate is presented. We applied this device in four patients without complication. To clear a suspected cause of paradoxical embolism was the indication of this procedure. Sizes between 16 and 4 mm were documented. We conclude that this technique may be of value in determining criteria for surgical closure or for the evaluation of transcatheter obliteration in hemodynamically nonrelevant atrial septal defects. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Interventional Cardiology Wiley

Atrial Septal Defect Measurement with a Guidewire Loop

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1990 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0896-4327
eISSN
1540-8183
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8183.1990.tb00968.x
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Abstract

A practical, simple and cheap technique using a guidewire loop for transvenous measurement of the size of a patent foramen ovate is presented. We applied this device in four patients without complication. To clear a suspected cause of paradoxical embolism was the indication of this procedure. Sizes between 16 and 4 mm were documented. We conclude that this technique may be of value in determining criteria for surgical closure or for the evaluation of transcatheter obliteration in hemodynamically nonrelevant atrial septal defects.

Journal

Journal of Interventional CardiologyWiley

Published: Jun 1, 1990

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