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

Abstract

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. © 2005 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.