title: Emergent surgical retrieval of embolized atrial septal defect closure device.
abstract: We present a case of an atrial septal defect closure device that embolized to the aortic valve and left main coronary artery ostium, which required emergent surgical retrieval in an unstable child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. ckc@uab.edu
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Knott-Craig
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography