Close proximity between pulmonary artery and left atrial appendage leading to perforation of the artery, tamponade and death after appendage closure using cardiac plug device

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Aug 1;175(2):e35-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.260. Epub 2014 May 5.

Authors

Koji Hanazawa¹, Michele Brunelli², Joerg Saenger³, Anett Große², Santi Raffa², Bernward Lauer⁴, J Christoph Geller²

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Section, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Section, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany.
³ Institute of Pathology, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany.

PMID: 24838059
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.260

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Left atrial appendage occlusion; Pulmonary artery; Sudden death.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Appendage / anatomy & histology
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis*
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Medical Errors / adverse effects*
Pulmonary Artery / anatomy & histology
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*