Alban-Elouen Baruteau, Sébastien Hascoet, Sophie Malekzadeh-Milani, Clément Batteux, Clément Karsenty, Vlad Ciobotaru, Jean-Benoit Thambo, Alain Fraisse, Younes Boudjemline, Zakaria Jalal
Superior sinus venosus defect is a communication between the right and left atrium located above the upper margin of the oval fossa, immediately inferior to the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium. It is systematically associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, especially of the right upper pulmonary vein. Surgical repair has been the gold standard approach to close that defect. Introduced in 2014, percutaneous closure has gradually become a safe and effective alternative to surgery in carefully selected patients, although worldwide experience remains limited...
November 13, 2023: JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions