title: Pulmonary edema following transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect.
abstract: Pulmonary edema after device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare complication. We present illustrative images of a case of pulmonary edema after device closure of ASD in a 53 year old adult. Older patients undergoing ASD closure can benefit from their left atrial and left ventricular end diastolic pressures measurement before and after temporary balloon occlusion of ASD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singhi
authors.forename: Kappanayil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahesh
authors.forename: R Krishna
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kumar
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