Research Article

Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Occlusion of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect with Aortic Valve Prolapse: A Six-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 3

Procedural results of different degrees of aortic valve prolapse.

VariablesMild AVPModerate AVPSevere AVP

Success rate, n (%)59/63 (93.7)80/89 (89.9)7/12 (58.3)
Size of the occluder (mm), mean ± SD6.41 ± 1.406.52 ± 1.266.00 ± 1.29
Type of the occluder, n (%)
Symmetrical VSD occluder44 (74.6)50 (62.5)1 (14.3)
Eccentric VSD occluder13 (22.0)28 (35)4 (57.1)
Amplatzer Duct Occluder II2 (3.4)2 (2.5)2 (28.6)
Degree of AR, n (%)
Trivial14 (23.7)21 (26.3)1 (14.3)
Mild1 (1.7)2 (2.5)1 (14.3)
Moderate0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Residual shunt, n (%)4 (6.8%)4 (5.0%)1 (14.3%)
Arrhythmia, n (%)
CAVB1 (1.7)0 (0)0 (0)
LABBB0 (0)2 (2.5)0 (0)
CRBBB1 (1.7)1 (1.3)0 (0)
IRBBB0 (0)3 (3.8)0 (0)
Junctional tachycardia3 (5.1)2 (2.5)0 (0)

VSD, ventricular septal defect; AR, aortic regurgitation; CAVB, complete atrioventricular block; LABBB, left anterior bundle branch block; CRBBB, complete right bundle branch block; IRBBB, incomplete right bundle branch block.