title: Embolization of atrial septal occluder device into the pulmonary artery: a rare complication and usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
authors: Harvinder S
authors: HS
authors: Dod
authors: Venkataramana K
authors: VK
authors: Reddy
authors: Ravindra
authors: R
authors: Bhardwaj
authors: Todd
authors: T
authors: Gudausky
authors: Bradford E
authors: BE
authors: Warden
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Beto
authors: Navin C
authors: NC
authors: Nanda
authors: Abnash C
authors: AC
authors: Jain
mesh_terms: 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*