title: Use of the reversed button device to treat an atrial septal aneurysm associated with a patent foramen ovale.
abstract: An atrial septal aneurysm may be associated with a patent foramen ovale. When paradoxical emboli result, the shunt must be closed and the atrial septal aneurysm excised. A reversed buttoned occluder device was successfully used for the transcatheter treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mehan
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged