Subacute, Silent Embolization of Amplatzer Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device to the Pulmonary Artery

Embolization of the closure device is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. We report a case of 45-year-old woman who underwent ASD device closure with 32 mm Amplatzer device, which was embolized to the pulmonary artery without symptom one day...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Son, Jang-Won, Park, Jong-Seon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Echocardiography 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346291
http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2012.20.4.201
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Sumario:Embolization of the closure device is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. We report a case of 45-year-old woman who underwent ASD device closure with 32 mm Amplatzer device, which was embolized to the pulmonary artery without symptom one day after successful device implantation.

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