Feasibility and efficacy of percutaneous device closure of pediatric atrial septal defect through femoral vein guided by echocardiography without radiation

Objective To study the feasibility of echocardiography-guided percutaneous device closure of pediatric atrial septal defect through femoral vein without radiation. Methods Thirty-two children (16 male,18 female) diagnosed as a central atrial septal defect,two patent foramen were included in this study.