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Late cardiac tamponade after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with Cardioseal® device

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

Fátima F. Pinto ,
Lídia Sousa  and
José Fragata
Fátima F. Pinto
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
Lídia Sousa
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
José Fragata
Affiliation:
Cardiac Surgery Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
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Abstract

Cardiac tamponade occurring late after interventional closure of defects within the oval fossa is a very rare but life-threatening complication. We describe such an occurrence after use of a Cardioseal device to close an interatrial communication. Two arms of the device had perforated left atrial wall. The device was removed at surgery, and the defect closed uneventfully. All available means should be used to identify this complication.

Keywords

Interventional catheterisationatrial septal defectcomplicationsperforated atrial wall
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 233 - 235
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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