Aortic Wall Erosion after Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
✍ Scribed by López-Fernández, Teresa; Gómez de Diego, José Juan; Monedero, María Carmen; Cabestrero, David; Mesa, José María; Moreno, Isidro; Moreno Yangüela, Mar; López de Sa, Esteban; López-Sendoón, José Luis
- Book ID
- 122094510
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 561 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6795
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A 3-year-old boy underwent interventional closure of an atrial septal defect using an Amplatzer septal occluder. After 4 weeks, an aortic sinus-to-left atrial fistula was detected by echocardiography in an asymptomatic child. The device was surgically explanted with fistula and atrial septal defect
## Abstract ## Background: In previous studies, an attenuated heart rate response to exercise has been noted in patients after surgical closure of atrial septal defect. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of chronotropic impairment after surgical and percutaneous closure of atrial