[HSF] ASD patch

[Zhandong Zhou]

5-7 minutes. I do not know the concentration.

Z ZHOU



-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Lirtzman <drmitch at cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:59 PM
To: OpenHeart-L at hsforum.com
Subject: [HSF] ASD patch

As long as we are polling readers for various opinions, today I saw a 58yo 
female with a large ASD (no shunt data yet) seen on a TEE. About 2.5-3.0cm. 
She has had 2 strokes with very good recovery...presumably paradoxical. 
Apologies for not having all the info, but I was kinda pulled into the echo 
suite "...hey, come look at this!"

So I got to thinkin', how best to patch this thing? Autologous pericardium? 
Glutaraldhyde-fixed pericardium? Bovine pericardial patch? I know we've 
talked about glutaraldehyde fixation: 10% sol'n, but how long do I keep the 
tissue in the fixative? Any other details?

More data to follow as it becomes available. I'm seeing her in the office 
Thurs. AM.

Thanks in advance.

Mitch Lirtzman

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