title: Novel use of the Amplatzer septal occluder device in the percutaneous closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms: a case series.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rskanani@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Ronak S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kanani
authors.forename: Tomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Neilan
authors.forename: Igor F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garasic
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media