Trans-esophageal echocardiography guided closure of ventricular septal defect with 2 occluders from different incisions simultaneously: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) accounts for up to 40% of all congenital cardiac malformations. Transthoracic closure of VSDs has been well described in literature. In the current report, we described a procedure to successfully close a VSD with 2 occluders from different incisions simultaneously under the guidance of trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE), to save the patient from undergoing another surgery.

Patient concerns

A 52-year-old man was referred to our clinic for repeating palpitations for 6 months without chest pain and polypnea after activity.

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of VSD was established due to the findings of a juxtatricuspid VSD with a left-to-right shunt at ventricular level and mild mitral regurgitation by TTE.

Interventions

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SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8133107 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature