Cor Vasa 2005, 46(9):348-350

Right atrial and ascending aorta perforation following percutaneous atrial septal closure

Jan Vojáček^1,*, Jana Popelová², Martin Mates², Jan Burkert¹, Jaroslav Hlubocký¹, Jaroslav Špatenka¹, Petr Pavel¹

¹ Kardiochirurgická klinika

² Kardiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Motol a 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika

Percutaneous atrial septal defect closure has become an alternative to surgical treatment. The authors present an interest-ing case report of a female patient developing right atrial and ascending aorta perforation following percutaneous atrial
septal defect closure. The causes of this rare complication are analyzed and discussed in the present paper.

Keywords: Atrial septal defect; Amplatz; Cardiac tamponade

Published: September 1, 2005  Show citation