Early embolization of atrial septal defect occluder device into the left atrium

Late embolization of the atrial septal occluder device into the abdominal aorta.

Although early device embolization is a well-known complication of percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, late device embolization is rarely encountered and information about management of it are very limited. Herein, we reported a case of late ASD device embolization into the abdominal aorta at the level of the superior mesenteric artery, 8 months after percutaneous closure.

A Silent and Late Embolization of Atrial Septal Defect Occluder Device Into the Right Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report

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, a...

Surgical Extraction of an Embolized Atrial Septal Defect Occluder Device into Pulmonary Artery after Percutaneous Closure

An atrial septal defect is the most common type of congenital heart disease among adults. Surgical repair or percutaneous closure of the defect is the treatment options. Even though percutaneous closure seems to be less risky than surgical repair, it may result in fatal complications like device embolism, cardiac perforation and tamponade. Herein we report a case of the embolism of a device int...

Amplatzer® septal occluder device early embolization to left ventricular outflow tract in asymptomatic patient.

Our emergency surgical approach in a case with migration of the atrial septal defect occluder device into left atrium and displacement on mitral valve

Results After median sternotomy and vertical incision of the pericardium, standard aortic and bicaval venous cannulation was carried out. Following the cross-clamping of the aorta antegrade blood cardioplegia was introduced. Right atriotomy was done. ASD occluder device was detected within the left atrium settled on the mitral valve which was observed through 50 x 25 mm fossa ovalis type secund...