Echogenicity and echocardiographic guidance

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We have read with great interest the article entitled “Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects guided completely by transthoracic echocardiography: A single cardiac centerexperience with 152 cases” published in Anatol J Cardiol 2018;20: 330-5 by Chen et al. (1). In their study, they reported that loneechocardiographic guidance with transcatheter device closureof atrial septal defects is safe and effective as fluoroscopic andechocardiographic guidance together. I have made the followingcomments and concerns.