Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common congenital heart disease in adults; in specific cases, it has indications for treatment. The percutaneous approach has been highlighted as a less invasive method to close this defect, specifically in cases of ostium secundum ASD; however, it can have complications as described in the following report.
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Amplatzer™ Prosthesis Embolization After Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Case Report
ValérioRS, RodriguesAAE, RaoulAJS, UellendahlMM, SilvaCES, PeixotoLB. Amplatzer™ Prosthesis Embolization After Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Case Report. Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2021;34(2):eabc135.
Valério,Raul Serra; Rodrigues,Alfredo Augusto Eyer; Raoul,Artur José da Silva; Uellendahl,Marly Maria; Silva,Carlos Eduardo Suaide; Peixoto,Luciana Braz. Amplatzer™ Prosthesis Embolization After Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Case Report. Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc., v. 34, n. 2, eabc135, Jun. 2021.
Valério,R.S., Rodrigues,A.A.E., Raoul,A.J.S., Uellendahl,M.M., Silva,C.E.S., & Peixoto,L.B. (2021). Amplatzer™ Prosthesis Embolization After Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Case Report. Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc.,34(2), eabc135.
Valério,Raul Serra and Rodrigues,Alfredo Augusto Eyer and Raoul,Artur José da Silva and Uellendahl,Marly Maria and Silva,Carlos Eduardo Suaide and Peixoto,Luciana Braz. Amplatzer™ Prosthesis Embolization After Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: A Case Report. Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. [online]. 2021, vol. 34, n. 2, [cited 2026-04-23], eabc135. Available from: <https://www.abcimaging.org/article/amplatzer-prosthesis-embolization-after-percutaneous-atrial-septal-defect-closure-a-case-report/>. ISSN .
Figure 1
Transesophageal echocardiography images showing an Amplatzer™ prosthesis displaced to the pulmonary artery trunk (A and B). Color Doppler image showing turbulent flow in the pulmonary artery trunk (C).
