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Congenital Heart, Atrial Septal Defect. Has anyone had sufficient results from the Amplatzer Occluder?

April 26, 2017amplatzer atrial congenital heart defect results septal sufficient

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Congenital Heart, Atrial Septal Defect. Has anyone had sufficient results from the Amplatzer Occluder?

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Atrial Septal Defect is a Congenital Heart Defect. A hole between the two upper chambers. I’m a 47 year old male in good physical condition that was just recently diagnosed. The Amplatzer Occluder is a stent like devise that is inserted into the groin area and delivered to the heart chambers where it opens up like an “umbrella on one side and the the other itself to fill in the hole and close.