Dr Eustaquio Maria Onorato is an interventional adult and pediatric cardiologist particularly active in structural and complex congenital heart disease interventions. Assistant Professor in Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology, at University Hospital of Caracas, Venezuela (1984-1988). Co-Director of Cath Lab at Centro “E. Malan”, San Donato Hospital, Milan (1989-1997). Former Director of Cardiology Department and Cath Lab at Clinica San Rocco di Franciacorta, Ome (Brescia) (1997-2002), at Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo (2002-2006) and at Ospedale Sant’Orsola Fatebenefratelli, Brescia (2007-2009). Currently, Senior Consultant and Teaching Professor, Congenital and Structural Heart Diseases Interventions at Centro Cardiologico Monzino, University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy. He has authored several original manuscripts and chapters of books in interventional cardiology and has published in Stroke, J Am Coll Cardiol, Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, Eur Heart J and EuroIntervention.
Catheter-based closure of a large atrial septal defect with inferior rim deficiency using pulmonary vein slide-out assisted implantation technique: a case report