Is ASD device closure safe?

Safe and effective closure is achieved in at least 80% of the unselected ASD population. Complex ASD, which is usually defined as defects >38 mm in diameter and/or deficient rims other than antero-superior, are often not considered amenable to transcatheter closure and referred for surgery (3).

How do you close atrial septal defect?

An atrial septal defect is a hole between the two upper chambers of the heart. To close the hole, the doctor will place a special device in your child’s heart by catheterization. If the hole is too big to close with the device or in the wrong position, the hole will be closed with surgery.

What is atrial septal defect closure?

An atrial septal defect (ASD) closure is a minimally invasive procedure performed to repair a hole between two chambers of the heart. The procedure is done by inserting a small flexible tube called a catheter into a blood vessel.

What is ASD closure device made of?

The FDA approved this device for ASD closure in 2006. 11 The device consists of a corkscrew type nitinol wire frame covered by a protective Gore-Tex (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) coating. The success rate for deployment is high with major adverse events of 3.6% (12).

How long does it take to recover from ASD surgery?

It takes about 6 weeks for a chest incision to heal. After that, if there are no problems and the doctor say it’s OK, your child should be fully recovered and able to return to normal activities.

What is the life expectancy of someone with atrial septal defect?

Several patients tolerate large unrepaired defects for 80 years or even longer without serious disability. However, it is assumed that, as a rule, atrial septal defect reduces life expectancy, the average age at death not exceeding 50 years.

What is ASD closure device?

An implantable closure device is used to treat heart conditions like atrial septal defect (ASD), a congenital heart defect. An ASD is a small hole in the tissue that separates the two upper chambers of the heart. There are several types of ASDs, classified by where in your atria they happen and how big they are.

Can you drink alcohol with atrial septal defect?

Do not drink alcohol.

What is the Amplatzer septal occluder used for?

The AMPLATZER™ Cribriform Occluder is a percutaneous, transcatheter, atrial septal defect closure device intended for the closure of multifenestrated (cribriform) atrial septal defects (ASD).

How is an atrial septal defect Amplatzer implanted?

The selected device is implanted during a catheter-based procedure and remains permanently implanted. Both devices are made from a braided Nitinol, a metal with shape memory characteristics. This means the device will go back to its original shape even after it is stretched to pass through a catheter.

Is there a transcatheter closure for atrial septal defects?

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects: an update on ASD occlusion devices. Card Interv Today. 2016; March-April.

Are there different types of septal occluders for ASD?

There can often be multiple, or fenestrated, ASDs. Abbott offers two percutaneous, transcatheter occluders for different types of atrial septal defects. The Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder has a wide waist that centers the device and fills the ASD for optimal occlusion.