Large single centre experience with the Cera™ and CeraFlex™ occluders for closure of interatrial communications: usefulness of the flexible rotation feature

We present our experience with the Cera (CO) and the CeraFlex occluder (CFO) in transcatheter closure of interatrial communications (IAC). Between 2013 and 2016, 201 patients (75 males, 16 with patent foramen ovale), aged 27 ± 19 (5–75) years, underwent percutaneous closure of IAC using CO or CFO in our institution. After transoesophageal imaging, the procedure was aborted in 7 young paediatric (6–13 years old) patients (3 multiple holes, 3 too...