title: Embolization of an Amplatzer mVSD occluder device used for percutaneous closure of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm: case report and literature review.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is a rare, but potentially dangerous condition. The high morbidity and mortality rate associated with its surgical management has led to the development of transcatheter approaches. We report a case of percutaneous closure of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm using an Amplatzer mVSD occluder device complicated by device embolization at day 27 and we review the literature of Amplatzer devices in this off-label use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: Réda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed