A 43-year-old man who had had a history of atrial septal defect (ASD) device closure 31 months previously presented with abrupt chest and back pain along with progressive cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, he was diagnosed with cardiac tamponade. Diagnostic and therapeutic surgical exploration revealed left atrium (LA) perforation due to LA roof erosion from a deficient aortic rim. Device removal, primary repair of the LA perforation site, and ASD patch closure were performed successfully. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged after 6 weeks of empirical antibiotic therapy without any other significant complications.
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Int Ophthalmol
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, 217 Hong Bang Str., Ward 11, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam.
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J Cardiovasc Dev Dis
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German Heart Centre Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.
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January 2025
ACAHA, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sophia Children's Hospital, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group Suqian Hospital, the Affiliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Suqian Jiangsu, 223800, P. R. China.
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The Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Svartmangatan 18, Stockholm, 111 29, Sweden.
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