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Cardiovasc Revasc Med · Mar 2011
Case ReportsEmbolized Amplatzer septal occluder device presenting with ventricular fibrillation.
- Murat Yuce, Orhan Ozer, Musa Cakici, Nihat Cine, Ibrahim Sari, and Vedat Davutoglu.
- Cardiology Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. myuce@gantep.edu.tr
- Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2011 Mar 1;12(2):131-2.
AbstractThe Amplatzer septal occluder device is used with high success and low-complication rate. Device embolization occurs in around 0.3-0.55% of cases. We report the case of a 44-year-old man with ventricular fibrillation (VF) due to embolization of Amplatzer septal occluder into the right ventricle, 1 h after the successful closure of secundum ASD with a 26-mm Amplatzer septal occluder device. The patient was immediately defibrillated. Bedside echocardiography revealed a free floating device in transit in the right chambers. Percutaneous retrieval attempt was unsuccessful. He was referred to surgery immediately. To our knowledge, VF has not been reported yet.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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