Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects leads to normalisation of atrial and ventricular volumes

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[12] Jones HR(2002)Comparison between transcatheter and surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect in children and adults: results of a multicenter nonrandomized trial J Am Coll Cardiol 39 1836-44

[13] Caplan LR(2002)Improvement in exercise capacity in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic adults after atrial septal defect percutaneous closure Circulation 106 1821-6

[14] Come PC(2007)Long-term impact of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in adults on cardiac function and exercise capacity Int J Cardiol 124 179-182

[15] Swinton NW(1999)Normal human right and left ventricular mass, systolic function, and gender differences by cine magnetic resonance imaging J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 1 7-21

[16] Breslin DJ(2003)Normal human left and right ventricular dimensions for MRI as assessed by turbo gradient echo and steady-state free precession imaging sequences J Magn Reson Imaging 17 323-9

[17] Murphy JG(2004)Assessment of left atrial volume by contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 6 491-7

[18] Gersh BJ(2002)Closure of secundum atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder device: techniques and problems Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 57 508-24

[19] McGoon MD(1986)Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement Lancet 1 307-10

[20] Mair DD(2004)Safety of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with cardiovascular implants and devices Heart 90 1241-4

[11] McGoon DC(1994)Peri-operative complications following surgical closure of atrial septal defect type II in 232 patients – a baseline study Eur Heart J 15 1381-4

[12] Jones HR(2002)Comparison between transcatheter and surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect in children and adults: results of a multicenter nonrandomized trial J Am Coll Cardiol 39 1836-44

[13] Caplan LR(2002)Improvement in exercise capacity in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic adults after atrial septal defect percutaneous closure Circulation 106 1821-6

[14] Come PC(2007)Long-term impact of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in adults on cardiac function and exercise capacity Int J Cardiol 124 179-182

[15] Swinton NW(1999)Normal human right and left ventricular mass, systolic function, and gender differences by cine magnetic resonance imaging J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 1 7-21

[16] Breslin DJ(2003)Normal human left and right ventricular dimensions for MRI as assessed by turbo gradient echo and steady-state free precession imaging sequences J Magn Reson Imaging 17 323-9

[17] Murphy JG(2004)Assessment of left atrial volume by contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 6 491-7

[18] Gersh BJ(2002)Closure of secundum atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder device: techniques and problems Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 57 508-24

[19] McGoon MD(1986)Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement Lancet 1 307-10

[20] Mair DD(2004)Safety of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with cardiovascular implants and devices Heart 90 1241-4