Successful percutaneous closure of a residual atrial septal defect due to device failure

A 39-year-old woman underwent uneventful percutaneous occlusion of an ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with a 22 mm Ultrasept ASD Occluder®. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed two years after implantation revealed a de novo residual left-to-right shunt through the correctly i...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Aguiar Rosa, Filipa Ferreira, Lídia de Sousa, António Fiarresga, José Diogo Martins, Ana Galrinho, Ana Agapito, Paula Fazendas, Fátima F. Pinto, Rui Cruz Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204917301769
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Summary:A 39-year-old woman underwent uneventful percutaneous occlusion of an ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with a 22 mm Ultrasept ASD Occluder®. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed two years after implantation revealed a de novo residual left-to-right shunt through the correctly implanted device. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) further clarified this finding by showing a perforation of the device membrane coating. The patient underwent transcatheter closure of the residual shunt with a 20 mm Ultrasept PFO® device. The procedure was guided by fluoroscopy and real-time 3D TEE. At the end of the procedure 3D TEE documented correct device deployment with complete defect coverage and absence of residual shunt. Resumo: Doente de 39 anos, género feminino, foi submetida com sucesso a encerramento percutâneo de comunicação interauricular do tipo ostium secundum com dispositivo Ultrasept Atrial Septal Defect Occluder® de 22 mm. O ecocardiograma transesofágico, realizado dois anos após implantação, revelou shunt esquerdo-direito residual de novo através do dispositivo corretamente implantado. O ecocardiograma transesofágico tridimensional (ETE3D) objetivou uma perfuração do revestimento do dispositivo. A doente foi submetida a encerramento percutâneo do shunt residual com dispositivo UltraSept PFO Occluder® de 20 mm. O procedimento foi guiado por fluoroscopia e ETE3D. No final do procedimento por ETE3D, foi documentado o correto posicionamento do dispositivo, com completa cobertura da perfuração e ausência de shunt residual. Keywords: Atrial septal defect, Residual shunt, Percutaneous intervention, Palavras-chave: Comunicação interauricular, Shunt residual, Intervenção percutânea
ISSN:2174-2049