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Delayed perforation of a transcatheter patent foramen ovale occluder 10 years after implantation.

Abstract
To date, closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) by the transcatheter technique is the preferred method, and an operation with cardiopulmonary bypass is reserved for special indications. Although different closure devices are used with high efficacy, adverse events after transcatheter PFO closure have been reported. We describe an unusual case of a cardiac perforation occurring 10 years after transcatheter PFO closure. The device was explanted surgically, and the interatrial communication was closed with a polytetrafluoroethylene patch.
AuthorsKeti Vitanova, Julie Cleuziou, Manfred Vogt, Christian Nöbauer, Christian Schreiber, Rüdiger Lange, Bernhard Voss
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 99 Issue 2 Pg. 700-1 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID25639414 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent (surgery)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Septal Occluder Device
  • Time Factors

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