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. 1995 Nov;74(5):563–565. doi: 10.1136/hrt.74.5.563

Use of the reversed button device to treat an atrial septal aneurysm associated with a patent foramen ovale.

V K Mehan 1, E B Sideris 1, B Meier 1
PMCID: PMC484084  PMID: 8562249

Abstract

An atrial septal aneurysm may be associated with a patent foramen ovale. When paradoxical emboli result, the shunt must be closed and the atrial septal aneurysm excised. A reversed buttoned occluder device was successfully used for the transcatheter treatment of this condition.

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