Extracardial migration of an atrial septal defect occluder device

Several complications have been reported regarding the percutaneous closure of secondary atrial septal defects such as erosion, thromboembolic events, arrhythmias, and endocarditis. In this report, we describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous closure of a secondary atrial s...

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Published inThe Journal of invasive cardiology Vol. 25; no. 12; pp. E219 - E220
Main Authors Karampinis, Ioannis, Pfleger, Stefan, Nowak, Kai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2013
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Angiography
Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Abdominal - surgery
Device Removal - methods
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnosis
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy
Humans
Septal Occluder Device
Thoracic Surgical Procedures - methods
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
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Summary:Several complications have been reported regarding the percutaneous closure of secondary atrial septal defects such as erosion, thromboembolic events, arrhythmias, and endocarditis. In this report, we describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous closure of a secondary atrial septal defect with a 12 mm Amplatzer septal occluder. Six months after the uneventful implantation of the device, we manifested an asymptomatic late embolization of the device in the abdominal aorta. The device was surgically retrieved.
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ISSN:1557-2501