The percutaneous transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has recently become an increasingly widespread alternative to surgical closure in many centers. Although immediate, short, and intermediate term results of percutaneous transcatheter septal closure are promising, the procedure is not free from inherent complications that could be lethal. We report a case of device embolizat...

OBJECTIVES We sought to report the results of a U.S. registry of device closure of congenital muscular ventricular septal defects (VSDs) using the new Amplatzer mVSD occluder (AGA Medical Corp., Golden Valley, Minnesota). BACKGROUND Muscular VSDs pose a significant surgical challenge with increased morbidity and mortality. METHODS Data were prospectively collected from 83 procedures involvi...

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects in adults. Surgical repair is the most common treatment approach, but device closure has recently become widely performed in accordance with the trend toward less invasive surgical approaches. Although surgery is recommended when ASD is accompanied by atrial fibrillation, this study reports a case in which a complete ...

Abstract Background Cardiac erosion after percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure is a rare complication that requires immediate life-saving emergency surgery. In this report, we present our successful strategy for cardiac arrest due to tamponade caused by 6 years the of an ASD. Case presentation The patient was 50-year-old man who received treatment using Amplatzer occluder (St. Jude M...

A 69-year-old woman with a history of arterial hypertension, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, giant multiperforated atrial septal aneurysm, and ischemic stroke 1 year previously, was admitted to our hospital with a new ischemic stroke episode, although she was on anticoagulant therapy with correct therapeutic index. During hospital admission, the giant multiperforated atrial septal aneurysm was ...