title: Delayed Pulmonary Artery Perforation With Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Hooks.
abstract: We describe a case of delayed pulmonary artery perforation with the anchoring hooks of the Amplazer Cardiac Plug (ACP) (St Jude Medical, MN), which occurred 17 days after its proper and uncomplicated implantation. The patient was successfully treated with a surgical procedure. Technologic improvement of the ACP anchoring system seems to be most rational solution necessary to eliminate the risk of the adverse event described here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: grzegorz.suwalski@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suwalski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wojnowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Jeremi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mizerski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gryszko
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors