Open AccessAn extremely rare malformation of an atrial septal defect closure device and use of a new corrective technique
Author(s) -
Korhan Soylu,
Murat Meriç,
Ufuk Yıldırım,
Okan Gülel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2174-2030
pISSN - 0870-2551
DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2014.11.019
Subject(s) - complication , medicine , closure (psychology) , congenital disease , surgery , cardiology , economics , market economy
Tulip malformation is a newly defined complication of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure. This complication, in which the left atrial disc becomes concave, makes it impossible to fully retract the device into the delivery sheath. The case presented is the first report describing a simple new technique which overcomes this novel complication.
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