Delayed aorto-right atrial fistula following percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect |
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| Authors: | M Bashir H Abudhaise H Mustafa M Fok A Bashir I Hammoud J Mascaro |
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| Affiliation: | 1.University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK;2.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK |
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| Abstract: | We present the case of a 27-year-old man who underwent percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) repair using the Amplatzer® (St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN, US) septal occluder (ASO). Six weeks later, he presented with heart failure and was found to have an aorto-right atrial fistulation. He required urgent surgical device explantation and repair of the existing ASD using a pericardial patch repair technique. This is the first case to be reported from the UK describing a delayed aorto-right atrial fistula following percutaneous closure using ASO. |
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| Keywords: | Aortoatrial fistula, Atrial septal defect, Amplatzer® device |
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