Cardiac perforation following transcatheter PFO closure

Thomas Trepels; Harald Zeplin; Horst Sievert; Kai Billinger; Ulrike Krumsdorf; Elisabeth Zadan; Kathrin Horvath

doi:10.1002/ccd.10371

Cardiac perforation following transcatheter PFO closure

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jan;58(1):111-3. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10371.

Authors

Thomas Trepels¹, Harald Zeplin, Horst Sievert, Kai Billinger, Ulrike Krumsdorf, Elisabeth Zadan, Kathrin Horvath

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Center Bethanien CCB, Frankfurt, Germany.

PMID: 12508211
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10371

Abstract

From December 1998 to August 2001, transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with an Amplatzer PFO occluder has been successfully performed in our center in 102 patients without severe complications. We are reporting the first known case of cardiac perforation by an Amplatzer PFO occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Balloon Occlusion / adverse effects*
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Fluoroscopy
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / injuries*
Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy*
Humans
Postoperative Complications*