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 (𝑛=665).

	Overall (𝑛=665)	Children and adolescents (<18 years) (𝑛=183)	Young and middle-aged adults (18–50 years) (𝑛=337)	Adults (>50 years) (𝑛=145)	𝑃 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%)

Values are expressed as 𝑛 (% within group).
^*Statistical significance at 𝑃 value <0.05.