Dysfunction of an atrial septal defect occluder 8 years after implantation

J Interv Cardiol. 2006 Apr;19(2):163-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00124.x.

Abstract

Catheter interventional treatment of atrial septal defect (ASD) is widely accepted. The ASD occluder system (ASDOS) is no longer a widely used device nowadays. However, it is implanted in a substantial number of patients. We report a case of severe left-to-right shunt 8 years after catheter interventional closure of an ASD with an ASDOS device. The shunt was due to a membrane perforation, while the arms of the device were not dislocated. Microscopy, microbiology, and histology could not establish a proper explanation for the dysfunction; so long-term follow-up investigation may be required in patients with an implanted ASDOS device.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Radiography