Assessment of atrial septal defects in adults comparing cardiovascular magnetic resonance with transoesophageal echocardiography

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many adult patients with secundum-type atrial septal defects (ASDs) are able to have these defects fixed percutaneously. Traditionally, this has involved an assessment of ASD size, geometry and atrial septal margins by transoesophage...

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Main Authors: Brown Michael A, Worthley Matthew I, Dundon Benjamin K, Disney Patrick J, Teo Karen SL, Sanders Prashanthan, Worthley Stephen G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/44