A Silent and Late Embolization of Atrial Septal Defect Occluder Device Into the Right Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.11.781
- Author:
Durmus Yildiray SAHIN
1
;
Mevlut KOC
;
Habib CAKIR
;
Osman Ziya ARIK
;
Zafer ELBASAN
;
Murat CAYLI
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey. cardiology79@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atrial septal defect;
Septal occluder device;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Cardiac Tamponade;
Embolism, Air;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial;
Pulmonary Artery;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Septal Occluder Device
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(11):781-783
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative treatment to surgery. The main advantages of the percutaneous approach include avoidance of surgery, short procedure time and hospital length, in addition to comparable rates of complications. However, percutaneous device closure is associated with infrequent early and late complications including device embolization, air embolism, cardiac tamponade and thrombotic complications. We report a rare complication of silent and late device embolization of the ASD occluder device into the right pulmonary artery, three months after implantation.
