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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:427
© 1997 Mosby, Inc.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Failure of devices used for the closure of atrial septal defects

Probal K. Ghosh, MCh, FRCSE, Surendra K. Agarwal, MCh, Pramod K. Mittal, MCh

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Sanjay Gandhi PG Institute of Medical Science
Lucknow 226 014, India

Reply to the Editor:

The response of Dr. Das has aptly focused on the current deficiencies of atrial septal defect (ASD) closure devices and the limitations of extrapolating data from animal trials to therapeutic use in human beings. It was in this perspective that we proposed the currently relevant indications for the use of ASD closure devices. We shall not play Nostradamus. When Dr. Das's newer trial with a lower device/defect ratio and new retrieval system becomes reproducibly effective, it may change the therapeutic approach to closure of ASDs.

12/8/78554





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