title: Thrombosis on implanted device for atrial septal defect closure or echocardiographic beam width artifact? A diagnostic enigma!
abstract: A 29 year old woman with NYHA functional class II and large secundum type atrial septal defect (ASD) underwent successfully percutaneous ASD closure with Figula ASD occluder (no. 30) without any peri-procedural complication. After 2 days she underwent transthoracic echocardiography and a large hypo-echoic mass was seen on left atrial side of implanted device in multiple views, suggestive of thrombosis or echocardiographic beam width artifact? A diagnostic enigma!
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kyavar
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
authors.forename: Azin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alizadehasl
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salehi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology