Obstruction of superior vena cava flow during transcatheter atrial septal defect closure with the Atriasept ASD occluder

Eren N. K., Kocabas U., Nazli C., Ergene O.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.41, no.2, pp.141-143, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2013.95580
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-143
  • Keywords: Cardiac catheterization/ methods, embolization, therapeutic/instrumentation, equipment design, heart diseases, heart septal defects, atrial/surgery
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a patient with a large secundum atrial septal defect ASD (26 mm) with adequate rims that were suitable for percutaneous closure. While closing this ASD, the superior vena cava (SVC) was occluded with the right atrial disc of the Atriasept ASD occluder (Cardia) and thus the device was retrieved before its release. After retrieval of this device, an Amplatzer ASD occluder was successfully implanted without disturbing the caval flow.