Secundum ASD--not for closure.
A 32-year-old man with 17 mm secundum atrial septal defect showed hemodynamic deterioration during temporary balloon occlusion of the defect. The closure was not done. Further investigation led to the diagnosis of primary cardiac amyloidosis.
Goyal
Naresh Kumar
NK
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Behera
Hemant
H
Kothari
Shyam S
SS
D000328:Adult; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017211:Treatment Failure