title: [Very late erosion of the right atrium with Amplatzer(®) device].
abstract: Late atrial wall and aorta erosion is a rare cause of potential fatallity in patients who have undergone percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect, especially when a high ratio device to defect is chosen, and an insufficient aortic rim is present. We report the case of a 70 year old male with an episode of hemodinamic collapse secondary to cardiac tamponade due to a late erosion of a 4 years ago implanted Amplatzer(®) used to close an atrial septal defect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Very late wall erosion of an atrial septal closure device, although uncommon, should be suspected in patients presenting with hemodynamic collapse.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología Intervencionista, Clínica Cardio VID, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: ma_zu_lu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuñiga Luna
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología Clínica, Clínica Cardio VID, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallego Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hospitalización, Clínica Cardio VID, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vásquez Villegas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Clínica Cardio VID, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Camilo
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rendón Isaza
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología Intervencionista, Clínica Cardio VID, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos Esteban
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Uribe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Atrial septal defect; Closing device; Colombia; Defecto del tabique interatrial; Derrame pericárdico; Dispositivos de cierre; Pericardial effusion