title: Late cardiac perforation following transcatheter atrial septal defect closure.
abstract: Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) has become an alternative to surgery. We present a patient with hemodynamic collapse secondary to cardiac perforation occurring 6-months after the placement of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder and discuss the utilization/complications of this device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monterfiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Ourania
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Preventza
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sampath-Kumar
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasnick
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*