ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
Intracardiac vs. transesophageal echocardiography for guiding transcatheter closure of interatrial communications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Toward a minimalist strategy for PFO closure: outcomes and patient experience from 205 ICE-guided procedures performed under local anesthesia and early discharge.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Costs Between Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided and X-ray-Guided Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure in Children.Pediatric cardiology · 2025Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Single Femoral Vein Puncture Technique for Double Access in Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Under ICE Guidance-A Single Center Experience of the "Two-In-One Technique".Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2025Article
- Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects in Pediatric Patients: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience.Cureus · 2024Article
- The detailed transseptal puncture technique for optimal closure in patients with a patent foramen ovale.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Percutaneous closure of simple congenital heart diseases under echocardiographic guidance.European journal of medical research · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an established practice, and it requires monitoring and guidance. Both transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) can be used as guidance tools. However, the use of ICE and TEE in structural heart disease is controversial and the advantages and disadvantages of both for ASD and PFO closure need to be investigated. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of TEE and ICE for guiding transcatheter closure of ASD and PFO. Methods: A systematic search of Embase, PubMed, Cochrane library, Web of Science was conducted from inception to May 2022. The outcomes of this study included average time for both fluoroscopy and the procedure, complete closure, length of stay at hospital and adverse events. This study was performed using mean difference (MD), relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: The meta-analysis was conducted with a total of 11 studies, involving 4,748 patients were included in meta-analysis, including 2,386 patients in the ICE group and 2,362 patients in the TEE group. The results of the meta-analysis showed that compared with TEE, ICE was shorter in time both fluoroscopy [MD: -3.72 (95%CI: -4.09 to -3.34) minutes, Conclusion: Under the premise of ensuring successful rate of complete closure, ICE can shorten time between fluoroscopy and procedure and length of stay at hospital, and there was no increase in adverse events. However, more high-quality studies are needed to confirm the benefits of using ICE in ASD and PFO closure.
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