Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Children, Middle-Aged Adults, and Older Adults: Failure Rates, Early Complications; and Balloon Sizing Effects
Table 2
Success and failure of transcatheter closure of ASD at the end of procedure ().
Overall ()
Children and adolescents (<18 years) ()
Young and middle-aged adults (18ā50 years) ()
Adults (>50 years) ()
value
Device successfully implanted at the end of procedure
621 (93.4%)
169 (92.3%)
315 (93.5%)
137 (94.5%)
NS (0.83)
Unfeasible defects (by TEE), attempt to use ASD device abandoned
18 (2.7%)
3 (1.7%)
11 (3.3%)
4 (2.8%)
NS
Failure of device placement
26 (3.9%)
11 (6.1%)
11 (3.3%)
4 (2.8%)
NS
Device embolization immediately postdeployment
6 (0.9%)
2 (0.5%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.6%)
ā
Values are expressed as (% within group).
*Statistical significance at value <0.05.