Early cardiac perforation after atrial septal defect closure with the Amplatzer septal occluder.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Eppendorf University Hospital, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Published: June 2006

We report a case of aortic perforation after transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect by an Amplatzer septal occluder. During emergency surgery, perforations of the dome of the right atrium and the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva of the aorta were repaired. Atrial septal defect was primarily closed. A short anterosuperior rim should be considered a risk factor for aortic perforation in transcatheter atrial septal defect closure.

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