Implantation of atrial flow regulator devices in patients with congenital heart disease and children with severe pulmonary hypertension or cardiomyopathy—an international multicenter case series
Gianfranco Butera,
Enrico Piccinelli,
Adam Kolesnik
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) is a self-expandable double-disc nitinol device with a central fenestration. Its use has been approved in the adult population with heart failure and described for pulmonary hypertension (PH). Only case reports and small series have been published about its use in the paediatric population and for congenital heart disease (CHD).ObjectivesThe authors sought to investigate the feasibility, safety, and short-term follow-up of AFR implantation in patients with CH… Show more
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