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Laceration of atrial septum during balloon sizing of atrial septal defect

Author(s) -

S Sivasankaran,

S Harikrishnan,

Njanoor Narayanan,

Tharakan Jaganmohan

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1016/j.euje.2006.10.007

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial septum , balloon , cardiology

We read with great interest the recently published case report by Alsaileek et al.1 in the European Journal of Echocardiography on laceration of atrial septum during balloon sizing. We had already reported about tear of atrial septum during balloon sizing of atrial septal defect (ASD) in a 20-year-old female.2 Balloon sizing was attempted with Amplatzer sizing balloon (Amplatzer sizing Balloon, AGA medical corporation, 682 Mendelssohn Avenue, Golden Valley, MN-55427) (length, 24mm; maximum volume, 30ml). At partial inflation a good indentation was obtained which slowly disappeared without further increase in the balloon volume. Trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE) followed by trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a tear in the inferior margin …

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