Open AccessInadvertent ascending aortic perforation after transseptal puncture: Successful treatment with an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device
Author(s) -
Yiming Cao,
Éric Rosenthal,
Shakeel Qureshi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_153_18
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , percutaneous , surgery , ascending aorta , left atrium , catheter , aortic root , catheter ablation , duct (anatomy) , aorta , ablation , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Transseptal puncture is a routine technique to access the left atrium during catheter ablation, but carries a small risk of perforation into the pericardium or aorta. When conservative management fails, surgical repair is usually needed. We report an 81-year-old male in whom aortic root perforation occurred after transseptal puncture and was treated successfully by percutaneous deployment of an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device.