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Acute left ventricular failure after transcatheter closure of a secundum atrial septal defect in a patient with coronary artery disease: A critical reappraisal
Author(s) -
Tomai Fabrizio,
Gaspardone Achille,
Papa Marco,
Polisca Patrizio
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10068
Subject(s) - medicine , septum secundum , cardiology , coronary artery disease , cardiac catheterization , heart failure , closure (psychology) , artery , economics , market economy
Abstract We report a case of acute left ventricular failure after transcatheter closure of a single secundum atrial septal defect in a 68‐year‐old man with coronary artery disease. Just before the procedure, two coronary lesions had been treated with direct stenting. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects should always be deferred in ischemic heart disease patients who need percutaneous myocardial revascularization. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:97–99. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.