Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defects and Heart Failure: The Chicken or Egg Causality Dilemma

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Dec 27;14(24):2695-2697. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.10.022.

Authors

Josep Rodés-Cabau¹, Vassili Panagides²

Affiliations

¹ Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: josep.rodes@criucpq.ulaval.ca.
² Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 34949393
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.10.022

No abstract available

Keywords: TMVr; heart failure; iASDs closure; interatrial septal defects; interatrial shunt.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Atrial Septum*
Heart Failure* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure* / etiology
Heart Failure* / therapy
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / therapy
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Treatment Outcome