Endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Record ID 32006000715
English
Authors' objectives:
This study aims to assess the current evidence on endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect.
Authors' recommendations:
1 Guidance
1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) appears adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that the normal arrangements are in place for consent, audit and clinical governance.
1.2 Patient selection is important, especially in children and asymptomatic patients.
1.3 When performed on children, this procedure should only be undertaken in specialist paediatric cardiology units with onsite surgical facilities.
1.4 The Department of Health runs the Central Cardiac Audit Database (CCAD), and clinicians are encouraged to enter all patients undergoing endovascular closure of perimembranous VSD onto this database (www.ccad.org.uk).
1.5 Publication of further long-term follow-up data would be useful.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=IP_286
Year Published:
2006
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
MeSH Terms
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Contact
Organisation Name:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Contact Address:
Level 1A, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, M1 4BT
Contact Name:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Contact Email:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Copyright:
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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