Wire-frame integrity of patch-like Gore devices following atrial septal defect closure.
Rouven KubickiK FingerhutM UhlJ HummelR HöhnK ReinekerT FleckB StillerJ GrohmannPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Our data confirm that the GSO is safe and effective for ASD closure. Despite its lightweight construction, the GSO seems to offer reliable mechanical durability. Wire-frame fractures occur, but the free wire-ends appear to have remained stable within the GSO matrix without any clinical sequelae so far.