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Perforation of the right atrium and the ascending aorta following percutaneous transcatheter atrial septal defect closure

Jan Vojáek^a,*, Martin Mates^b, Jana Popelová^b and Petr Pavel^a

^a Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Motol, V Úvalu 84, 15500, Prague 5, Czech Republic
^b Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Motol, Czech Republic

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +420 777095921; fax: +420 22443 5220.

E-mail address: j.vojacek{at}fnmotol.cz (J. Vojáek).

Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has become an alternative to surgery. We present a patient with hemodynamic collapse secondary to cardiac perforation occurring 36 h after the placement of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder and discuss complications of this kind of device.

Key Words: Interventions; Cardiac tamponade; Amplatzer; Atrial septal defect

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