Device-Induced Perforation of Right Atrium Following Interventional Closure of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

This is a case presentation of a 26-year-old woman with a moderate-sized atrial septal secundum defect (17mm) who underwent catheterism, during which an Amplatzer Septal Occluder number 26 was inserted successfully. On the second postoperative day, she deteriorated and a clinical examination showed...

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Main Authors: Hosein Ali Basiri, Alireza Rostami, Ramin Baghaei Tehrani, Hojatollah Mortezaiian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11622.pdf&manuscript_id=11622