Scholarly Article
Late Management of An Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device Embolized to Left Ventricle Outflow Tract
Gunes, Yilmaz, Sincer, İsa, Erdem, Kemallettin, Özcan, Ayşenur, Akbaba, Ahmet Emre
2025-12-17 · Advances in Modern Biomedicine · Cultech Publishing Sdn. Bhd.
Abstract
Atrial septal defect (ASD) which is among most common congenital heart disease diagnosed in adults. It is commonly managed with percutaneous closure successfully. However, percutaneous closure procedure has been associated with some rare complications including embolization. Embolization of the device into to the main pulmonary artery, left atrium, right ventricle, aortic arch, descending aorta, abdominal aorta, iliac bifurcation, and iliac arteries have been reported. Embolizations usually occur during procedure and rarely several hours or a few days after intervention. However, as far as we know, a silent embolization to left ventricle outflow (LVOT) for 13 years has not been reported previously. Here, we report a case of atrial septal defect closure device which is embolized to left ventricle outflow having index procedure 13 years before. The device was successfully retrieved surgically and ASD was repaired.
Keywords
Atrial septal defect, Closure device, Embolization, Left ventricle outflow, Eustachian valv
Citation Details
Advances in Modern Biomedicine, pp. 33-40