Clinical Study
Changes in Serum Natriuretic Peptide Levels after Percutaneous Closure of Small to Moderate Ventricular Septal Defects
Table 2
Summary of procedure data.
| | Fluoroscopic time (min) | (range 15–112) | | Procedure time (min) | (range 40–145) | | Qp/Qs | (range 1.2–3.5) | | Systolic PA pressure (mmHg) | | | Mean PA pressure (mmHg) | | | VSD diameter on TTE (mm) | (range 4–12) |
| | Types of devices used | | | | | mVSD-O | 1 patient | | pmVSD-O | 7 patients | | ADO II | 1 patient | | Multiple devices | 1 patient |
| | BNP (pg/mL) | Before closure | 30 days after closure | | | | 0.013 |
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