Research Article

Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure Using the Occlutech Figulla Device in Adults: More than 800 Patient-Years of Follow-Up

Table 4

Efficacy and safety during follow-up.

<12-month follow-up≥12-month follow-up

Number (n)166144
Complications, n (%)
 TIA1 (0.6%)3 (2.1%)
 Stroke2 (1.2%)1 (0.7%)
 AF9 (5.4%)6 (4.4%)
 Death0 (0%)6 (4.4%)
TTE available (n)163 (98.2%)71 (49.3%)
LRS, n (%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
RLS, n (%)
No shunt113 (69.3%)49 (69.0%)
Minimal30 (18.5%)16 (22.5%)
Moderate15 (9.2%)5 (7.1%)
Severe5 (3.0%)1 (1.4%)

TIA, transient ischemic attack; AF, atrial fibrillation; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; RLS, right-to-left shunt.