title: "Cobra-like" deformation of an Amplatzer septal occluder.
abstract: Transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defects using Amplatzer septal occluders (ASOs) is a safe, simple, and effective alternative to surgical closure. We present the first report of a "cobra-like" shape deformation of the device encountered during inappropriate positioning. The complication is reversible and is easily avoidable.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre, University Children's Hospital, Vrazov trg 1, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mazic
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gavora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masura
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male