Presentation of an embolised Amplatzer septal occluder to the main pulmonary artery 2 years after implantation

Abstract Percutaneous occlusion techniques of secundum type atrial septal defects have recently become the treatment of choice, delivering excellent results and being associated with a low rate of early and late complications. The investigators report an unusually delayed presentation of acute right...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2009-01, Vol.131 (3), p.e106-e107
Main Authors: Lysitsas, Dimitrios N, Wrigley, Ben, Banerjee, Pritwith, Glennon, Peter E, Parmar, Jitendra M, Shiu, Man Fai, Been, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Amplatzer
ASD
Cardiovascular
Device Removal
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolisation
Embolization, Therapeutic - adverse effects
Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation
Foreign-Body Migration - complications
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy
Humans
Male
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Time Factors
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Summary:Abstract Percutaneous occlusion techniques of secundum type atrial septal defects have recently become the treatment of choice, delivering excellent results and being associated with a low rate of early and late complications. The investigators report an unusually delayed presentation of acute right heart failure due to Amplatzer septal device embolisation into the main pulmonary artery, 2 years after implantation.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.072