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Embolization of Atrial Septal Occluder Device into the Pulmonary Artery: A Rare Complication and Usefulness of Live/Real Time Three‐Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Dod Harvinder S.,
Reddy Venkataramana K.,
Bhardwaj Ravindra,
Gudausky Todd,
Warden Bradford E.,
Beto Robert J.,
Nanda Navin C.,
Jain Abnash C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00967.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , embolization , fluoroscopy , complication , pulmonary artery , cardiology , radiology , occlusion
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) in adults has emerged as an alternative to surgery. We report a rare complication of an atrial septal occluder device embolization into the pulmonary artery which was detected by fluoroscopy and echocardiography. The potential usefulness of live/real time three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the management of patients undergoing percutaneous ASD occlusion is described. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 26, July 2009)