'Near death' thromboembolic episode following device closure of atrial septal defect

John Murala; Peter Sassalos; Ming Sing Si

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivw145

'Near death' thromboembolic episode following device closure of atrial septal defect

John Murala, Peter Sassalos, Ming Sing Si

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Abstract

Life-threatening pulmonary thromboembolism is a rare complication following device closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). Our case is a 17-year old female who presented with a sudden cardiorespiratory arrest due to pulmonary thromboembolism, 5 months following a device closure of her ASD. She was successfully resuscitated and then underwent removal of the device with the associated clots and patch closure of the ASD. She made an uneventful recovery. We report this case to highlight that life-threatening thromboembolic complications can occur with ASD device closure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	340-341
Number of pages	2
Journal	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw145
State	Published - Aug 1 2016

Keywords

Atrial septal defect
Atrial septal device
Pulmonary embolism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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