Percutaneous closure of secundum type atrial septal defects: More than 5-year follow-up

Table 3 Five years follow-up

	Amplatzer	Cardioseal/STARflex
5 yr follow-up available, n (%)	58 (76.3)	23 (82.1)
New-onset SVT
0-1 yr	5 (6.6)	5 (17.9)
> 1 yr	3 (3.9)	0
Reoccurrence TIA/stroke
0-1 yr	0	1 (3.6)
> 1 yr	2 (2.6)	0
TTE > 5 yr FU available, n	46	11
RLS
No shunt	38 (82.6)	6 (54.5)
Minimal	5 (10.9)	3 (27.3)
Moderate	1 (2.2)	2 (18.2)
Severe	2 (4.3)	0
LRS	0	0
Follow up (yr)	6.6 (5.0-11.1)	9.9 (6.3-13.4)

SVT: Supraventricular arrhythmia; TIA: Transient ischaemic attack; TTE: Transthoracic echocardiography; FU: Follow-up; RLS: Right-to-left shunt; LRS: Left-to-right shunt.