Novel use of the Amplatzer septal occluder device in the percutaneous closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms: a case series.
Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a potentially fatal condition that usually necessitates definitive surgical management. In this series of three cases, we describe the novel use of the Amplatzer septal occluder device in percutaneously managing this problem.
Kanani
Ronak S
RS
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rskanani@ucalgary.ca
Neilan
Tomas G
TG
Palacios
Igor F
IF
Garasic
Joseph M
JM
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media