TITLE:
Multi-Modality Imaging in a Hybrid Setting Facilitates Transcatheter Closure of a Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect
AUTHORS:
Tamim Nazif, Rebecca T. Hahn, Robert Sommer, Susheel K. Kodali, Mathew R. Williams, Isaac George
KEYWORDS:
Ventricular Septal Defect; Transcatheter; Percutaneous
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Vol.3 No.6,
October
7,
2013
ABSTRACT: We present a case of transcatheter closure of a traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD), in which simultaneous 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and angiography played a critical role in defect sizing, device selection, and procedural guidance.