Asymptomatic Embolization After Percutaneous Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect Closure: a Rare Complication
- Vijiala, Sergiu Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand, Sion Hospital, Switzerland
- Eeckhout, Eric Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Girod, Grégoire Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand, Sion Hospital, Switzerland
- Girod, Grégoire Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2019-3-14
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- Journal of Clinical Case reports and Images. - Open Access Pub. - 2019, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 8-13
English
Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) has proven to be safe and it is nowadays the standard treatment for ASDs. Immediate or late device embolization is a rare but potential complication of every attempted ASD device closure. We report a case of asymptomatic Amplatzer Septal Occluder into the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) detected by routine transthoracic echocardiography 3 months after successful implantation in a stable patient.
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- DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-2692
- ISSN 2641-5518
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- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/211097
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