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Surgical management of embolized Amplatzer septal occluder into the left ventricle tangled with the mitral valve
Author(s) -
MartínezComendador José,
Martín Elio,
Gualis Javier,
Castaño Mario
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14621
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , ventricle , embolization , tamponade , mitral valve , cardiology , surgery , ventricular outflow tract , complication , left atrium , cardiac tamponade , atrial fibrillation
Device embolization is a rare major complication of atrial septal defect percutaneous closures which requires surgical management if noninvasive retrieval fails. We report a symptomatic delayed embolization of an Amplatzer septal occluder device into the left ventricle outflow tract tangled with the mitral valve, complicated with ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac tamponade during percutaneous retrieval attempt. Emergent surgical treatment was performed, requiring a combined approach through the right atrium and the aorta for surgical removal.