Embolization of atrial septal occluder device into the pulmonary artery: a rare complication and usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) in adults has emerged as an alternative to surgery. We report a rare complication of an atrial septal occluder device embolization into the pulmonary artery which was detected by fluoroscopy and echocardiography. The potential usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the management of patients undergoing percutaneous ASD occlusion is described.
Dod
Harvinder S
HS
Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Reddy
Venkataramana K
VK
Bhardwaj
Ravindra
R
Gudausky
Todd
T
Warden
Bradford E
BE
Beto
Robert J
RJ
Nanda
Navin C
NC
Jain
Abnash C
AC
D000328:Adult; D003199:Computer Systems; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*