Transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect with high risk of erosion using a Figulla Flex II atrial septal defect occluder

Norio Tada; Yukiko Mizutani; Takashi Matsumoto; Mie Sakurai; Tatsushi Ootomo

doi:10.1007/s12928-017-0457-x

Transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect with high risk of erosion using a Figulla Flex II atrial septal defect occluder

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2017 Oct;32(4):436-439. doi: 10.1007/s12928-017-0457-x. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

Authors

Norio Tada¹, Yukiko Mizutani², Takashi Matsumoto², Mie Sakurai², Tatsushi Ootomo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, 4-15 Hirosemachi, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0873, Japan. [email protected].
² Department of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, 4-15 Hirosemachi, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-0873, Japan.

Abstract

An 85-year-old man with a high risk for open heart surgery underwent a percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect that lacked adequate aortic and superior rims. To avoid the risk for erosion, a Figulla Flex II ASD occluder was selected for the procedure. Implantation was successful, and no complications were observed during the 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords: Atrial septal defect; Figulla Flex II ASD occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Catheterization
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / pathology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Septal Occluder Device*