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Diverse experience with the CardioSEAL® and STARFlex® septal occluders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2005

Sotiria C. Apostolopoulou ,
Cleo V. Laskari ,
Maria Kiaffas ,
John Papagiannis  and
Spyridon Rammos
Sotiria C. Apostolopoulou
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Cleo V. Laskari
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Maria Kiaffas
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
John Papagiannis
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
Spyridon Rammos
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece
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Abstract

Apart from closure of atrial septal defects, there is little information concerning the use of the CardioSEAL family of occluders in congenitally malformed hearts. We review here our initial experience using the CardioSEAL and STARFlex occluders in 12 patients aged 17.3 ± 11.2 years, with a range from 4 to 34 years. Of the patients, 5 had fenestrated extracardiac Fontan procedures, 5 had persistent patency of the arterial duct, 1 had a leak across a Mustard baffle, and the final patient had a huge pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. We implanted successfully 9 CardioSEAL, and 3 STARFlex occluders, with sizes from 17 to 40 mm. In one patient, the occluder embolized to the right pulmonary artery, from where it was retrieved through the catheter. In two patients, there was a trivial residual leak immediately after implantation, but no patient had a residual leak after 6 months of follow-up. We noted improved ventricular dimensions, without any fractures of the arms of the occluders, perforations, or disturbances of flow after 2.4 ± 0.9 years of follow-up. We have demonstrated, therefore, the versatility of the CardioSEAL and STARFlex occluders, which have been used safely and effectively to close a variety of intra and extracardiac communications other than atrial septal defects.

Keywords

Transcatheter interventionocclusion
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , August 2004 , pp. 367 - 372
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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