title: Unexpected perforation leading to life-threatening cardiac tamponade six years after patent foramen ovale closure with an intrasept device.
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vandeloo
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dymarkowski
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Budts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000209:etiology; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: PFO; long-term complication; percutaneous closure; perforation; tamponade