Late cardiac perforation following transcatheter atrial septal defect closure.
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.
Preventza
Ourania
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monterfiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Sampath-Kumar
Sridhar
S
Wasnick
John
J
Gold
Jeffrey P
JP
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*