Never drop your guard down after atrial septal defect closure: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure carries a not negligible burden of complications, such as the erosion of cardiac structures surrounding the device. Complications related to erosion are rare and often occur during the first 6 months after implantation. A 40-year-old female patient underwent percutaneous ASD closure in 2006. After 12 years of uneventful follow-up, in March 2018, a device dislodgement causing atrial shunting was incidentally discovered and was attributed to device-induced atrial septal erosion. The patient successfully underwent surgical removal of the device and correction of the interatrial defect. Our purpose is to underline the importance of staged long-term imaging follow-up, even many years after a successful procedure and to highlight the possible risk

SUBMITTER: Bergonti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601153 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature