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Successful device closure of an acquired Gerbode defect
Author(s) -
Trehan Vijay,
Ramakrishnan S.,
Goyal Naresh K.
Publication year - 2006
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.20896
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , closure (psychology) , surgery , heart septal defect , radiology , cardiology , market economy , economics
Left ventricle to right atrial communications, collectively known as Gerbode defects, are usually congenital defects and surgical closure remains the treatment of choice. We report a rare case of Gerbode defect acquired following surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect. The defect was successfully closed percutaneously with an Amplatzer ventricular septal occluder. The patient remained symptom free with optimal result on echo at 6 months of follow‐up. This is the first reported case of successful device closure of an acquired Gerbode defect. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.