title: Amplatzer septal occluder and atrioventricular block: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Transcatheter closure of secondum atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative option to open heart surgery with good short and long-term outcomes. For this purpose, the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) device is widely used. Arrhythmias are known complications of ASD device closure including atrial ectopy and heart block. We report a seven-year-old female patient who developed second degree atrioventricular block (AVB) within few hours after ASD device closure using ASO device. At the seventh post-procedure day; while under close observation; patient regained sinus rhythm which was maintained thereafter. A 3-day course of prednisolone was given.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Cardiology, Prince Sultan Cardiac Canter Al-Qassim, P.O. Box 896, Qassim 51421 Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al Akhfash
authors.forename: Abdulrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Mesned
authors.forename: Majid Al
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fayadh
keywords: Amplatzer Septal Occluder; Heart block; PSCC-Qassim; Secondum atrial septal defect