Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej

Pregnancy after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects: safety and clinical outcomes

Katarzyna Trojanowicz 1
,
Paweł Prochownik 1
,
Michał Tworek 1
,
Zuzanna Sachajko 1
,
Klaudia Bielecka 1
,
Urszula Gancarczyk 2
,
Bartosz Sobień 1
,
Larysa Bielecka 3
,
Monika Komar 1

  1. Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland

  2. Department of Transplantology and Mechanical Circulatory Support, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Medical College, Jagiellonian University Kraków, Poland

Adv Interv Cardiol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164803
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/15
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Pregnancy after transcatheter.pdf
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