Late Cardiac Perforation After Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale

Moreno Cecconi; Andrea Quarti; Fabio Bianchini; Sante Bucari; Carlo Costantini; Andrea Giovagnoni; Gian Piero Perna

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.057

Late Cardiac Perforation After Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale

Moreno Cecconi, Andrea Quarti, Fabio Bianchini, Sante Bucari, Carlo Costantini, Andrea Giovagnoni, Gian Piero Perna

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Cardiac perforation after transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale is a very rare complication. We report a case of left atrial wall perforation and aortic root erosion occurring 16 months after implantation of an Amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder that required emergent surgery.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e29-e30
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	81
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.057
State	Published - Jun 2006

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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