title: Emergency surgical intervention for runaway atrial septal defect closure devices: a word of caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. ccontraf@panafonet.gr
authors.forename: Constantinos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Contrafouris
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: Nicolas M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milonakis
authors.forename: Theofili
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kousi
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirvassilis
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sarris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006325:Heart Atria; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery