Transcatheter closure of a traumatic VSD in an adult requiring an ASD occluder device

Traumatic ventricular septal defects (VSD) can occur after blunt or penetrating chest trauma or cardiac procedures. There are few publications reporting the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of traumatic VSDs. We report a case of a large VSD resulting from penetrating chest trauma that was not repaired at the initial surgical procedure on the disrupted right ventricle. Because of the late identification of the VSD postoperatively, transcatheter closure after the original surgical procedure was recommended and performed requiring an Amplatzer atrial septal defect occluder device because of defect size and configuration. This case describes the technique and postprocedure imaging leading to a cautionary note regarding VSD closure device techniques. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.