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The ThoroughFare atrial pressure controller (Meril Life Sciences, Vapi, India) is a new device for similar use. The differences in structural design include a cable\u2013screw release mechanism and a low profile.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A multi-institutional study assessed the feasibility and safety of this device and reported short-term follow-up. This device, with an 8-mm fenestration diameter, was deployed after transseptal puncture using a 12F sheath.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Between April 2023 and June 2024, 15 symptomatic patients aged 5\u201339 years, including four children, received this implant after dual pulmonary vasodilator pharmacotherapy for at least 2 years. Etiology included idiopathic PAH in eight patients, hereditary PAH in two, operated shunt lesions in four, and human immunodeficiency virus-associated PAH in one patient. The key indication was recurrent syncope in 11 and right heart failure in the rest. The mean N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide was 2414 \u00b1 2046 pg\/mL. The hemodynamic assessment revealed high right atrial pressures in 80% of patients, low cardiac index in half, and suprasystemic pulmonary pressures in four patients. The procedure was completed in all patients without any complications. Pulse oximeter saturations dropped from 98% \u00b12% to 92% \u00b14%. Symptoms improved over a median follow-up of 8 months, and the device patency was confirmed in all patients except one patient who died 5 months postprocedure after a heart\u2013lung transplantation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ThoroughFare atrial pressure controller implantation was feasible and safe for all patients with severe PAH without any complications. 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