Transcatheter ventricular septal defect closure with a new nanoplatinum-coated nitinol device in a swine model

• Main Authors: Pornthep Lertsapcharoen, Suphot Srimahachota, Phingphol Charoonrut
• Other Authors: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32131
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a new nanoplatinum-coated nitinol device for transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in a swine model. BACKGROUND: In spite of its good closure results, the previous version of Amplatzer perimembranous VSD device had a relatively...