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Thrombosis, fracture, and percutaneous removal of a patent foramen ovale closure device 1 month after successful deployment

Tommaso GoriSabine Genth-zotzRainer Schräder

subject

Cardiac Catheterizationmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsPercutaneousSeptal Occluder DeviceForamen Ovale PatentProsthesis DesignRight atrialmedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingDevice Removalbusiness.industryAnticoagulantsThrombosisGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseThrombosisProsthesis FailureSurgeryRadiographyTreatment OutcomePatent foramen ovaleFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessEchocardiography Transesophageal

description

Several different devices have been developed for the percutaneous closure of interatrial defects and patent foramen ovale. Although the implantation of these devices is both safe and effective, a number of complications, both in the early and the late follow-up, may occur. We describe a case of device fracture manifested early (1 month after implantation) with the formation of massive thrombosis on the right atrial disc. The patient was treated with anticoagulants and the device was percutaneously retrieved. Our images allowed early noninvasive therapy and emphasize the need for echocardiographic follow-up early after implantation. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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2010-01-22Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.22320