Migration of an AMPLATZER Atrial Septal Occluder to the Abdominal Aorta - 01/08/13
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.031
Emanuele Ferrero, MD a, ⁎ 
, Michelangelo Ferri, MD a, Andrea Viazzo, MD a, Federico Beqaraj, MD b, Lorenzo Gibello, MD a, Giuseppe Berardi, MD a, Davide Santovito, MD a, Franco Nessi, MD a
, Michelangelo Ferri, MD a, Andrea Viazzo, MD a, Federico Beqaraj, MD b, Lorenzo Gibello, MD a, Giuseppe Berardi, MD a, Davide Santovito, MD a, Franco Nessi, MD a a Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy
b Cardiology Interventional Unit, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy
∗Corresponding author: Tel: (+39) 11-508-2605; fax: (+39) 11-508-2606.
Abstract |
Percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect has been increasingly used, and complications have been rare. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who had undergone endovascular closure of a secundum atrial septal defect months earlier. The occluder was later found in the abdominal aorta.
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Vol 112 - N° 4
P. 612-613 - août 2013 Retour au numéro
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