VSDs: Technical Considerations and Available Devices
Presenter
George T. Nicholson, M.D., FSCAI, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
George T. Nicholson, M.D., FSCAI, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Learning Objectives:
- Outline the various devices available for use in both U.S. and OUS transcatheter VSD closure and anatomic considerations.
- Discuss anatomic differences for closure of VSDs in the U.S. versus OUS.
- Discuss the challenges of complications and overcoming them.
Keywords: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)