title: Delayed perforation of a transcatheter patent foramen ovale occluder 10 years after implantation.
abstract: To date, closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) by the transcatheter technique is the preferred method, and an operation with cardiopulmonary bypass is reserved for special indications. Although different closure devices are used with high efficacy, adverse events after transcatheter PFO closure have been reported. We describe an unusual case of a cardiac perforation occurring 10 years after transcatheter PFO closure. The device was explanted surgically, and the interatrial communication was closed with a polytetrafluoroethylene patch.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: vitanova@dhm.mhn.de.
authors: Keti
authors: K
authors: Vitanova
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Cleuziou
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Manfred
authors: M
authors: Vogt
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Nöbauer
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Schreiber
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Rüdiger
authors: R
authors: Lange
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Voss
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013997:Time Factors