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ArticlePediatric cardiology2026

Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects after Upfront Transvenous Antegrade Cannulation from the Right Ventricle.

Pramod Sagar, Puthiyedath Thejaswi, Ishita Garg, Kothandam Sivakumar

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Pramod SagarDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, 600037, India.
Puthiyedath ThejaswiDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, 600037, India.
Ishita GargDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, 600037, India.
Kothandam SivakumarDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, 600037, India. drkumarsiva@hotmail.com.

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Abstract

Transcatheter closure (TCC) of certain ventricular septal defect (VSD) subtypes typically requires arteriovenous loop (AVL) formation or retrograde transarterial deployment. Upfront transvenous cannulation from the right ventricle avoids arterial access and loop-related complications. We retrospectively reviewed data of patients who underwent TCC for perimembranous, intraconal, and post-surgical residual VSDs at our institution (January 2019-December 2023). Patients receiving upfront transvenous VSD cannulation and closure were compared to those undergoing antegrade closure after AVL formation. Upfront retrograde closure cases were excluded. In a cohort of 163 patients, upfront transvenous cannulation was performed in 116 (71%) and AVL formation in 31 (19%). Upfront transvenous cannulation use increased from 25.6% in 2019 to 93% in 2023. For the upfront group, the median patient age was 55 months (IQR, 17.8-120.8), median weight was 15.8 kg (IQR, 9.6-29.8), indexed VSD size was 9.2 mm/m

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Cardiac CatheterizationHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHeart VentriclesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeArterial accessArteriovenous loopDevice closureOccluder deviceRetrograde cannulationTechnique

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