TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic embolization of an atrial septal occluder device
T2 - Percutaneous or surgical retrieval? A case report
AU - Ussia, Gian Paolo
AU - Abella, Raul
AU - Pome, Giuseppe
AU - Vilchez, Plinio Obregon
AU - De Luca, Francesco
AU - Frigiola, Alessandro
AU - Carminati, Mario
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects may be complicated by immediate or late device embolization. Percutaneous retrieval techniques are usually successful even if sometimes surgery is required. The optimal selection of an atrial septal defect and the choice of appropriate device sizes are fundamental to reduce the incidence of embolization. We describe a case of late device embolization occurring two years after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure and for which percutaneous retrieval was unsuccessfully attempted.
AB - Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects may be complicated by immediate or late device embolization. Percutaneous retrieval techniques are usually successful even if sometimes surgery is required. The optimal selection of an atrial septal defect and the choice of appropriate device sizes are fundamental to reduce the incidence of embolization. We describe a case of late device embolization occurring two years after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure and for which percutaneous retrieval was unsuccessfully attempted.
KW - Atrial septal defects
KW - Devices
KW - Embolization
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U2 - 10.2459/01.JCM.0000260821.22220.fb
DO - 10.2459/01.JCM.0000260821.22220.fb
M3 - Article
C2 - 17312438
AN - SCOPUS:33847092491
VL - 8
SP - 197
EP - 200
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
SN - 1558-2027
IS - 3
ER -