The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is examining endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS ...

In recent years, transcatheter intervention techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for the closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD). The advancements in trancatheter ...

Douglas S Moodie provides in this review an overview of current applications of transcatheter closure for membranous, perimembranous and muscular ventricular septal defects.

In children with perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), closure with a catheter-delivered occluder device is safe, providing midterm outcomes similar to those of open-heart surgery, ...

Figure 3. Transesophageal views with evidence of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with left-to-right flow. The defect ranged in size from 7.1 to 9.5 mm.

If a perimembranous VSD exists, this muscular rim is absent, leaving the conduction tissue exposed, and therefore the patient is at an increased risk of atrioventricular node damage during surgery ...

The Amplatzer ® Membranous VSD Occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, Golden Valley, MN) has been specifically designed to repair perimembranous VSDs with minimal incursion on the aortic valve.

There are different types of ventricular septum disorder: Conoventricular Ventricular Septal Defect in which there is a hole below the pulmonary and aortic valves, Perimembranous Ventricular ...

Interventional Procedure Consultation Document Endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is examining endovascular ...