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Atrial septal defect occlusion with an Amplatzer device was followed by late-onset chest pain and a 5-7 mm pericardial effusion 9 months post-procedure in a 45-year-old man.
Late pericardial effusion can occur 9 months after ASD closure with an Amplatzer septal occluder, presenting as chest pain.
Late effusion may cause post-Amplatzer ASD chest pain; this case leaves open true incidence and surveillance needs.
Nine months after interventional occlusion of a 27 mm atrial septal defect (ASD) with an Amplatzer 32 mm septal occluder (ASO; AGA Medical), a 45-year-old man presented with chest pain. On transthoracic echocardiography, a pericardial effusion of 5-7 mm could be demonstrated.
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Vogt et al. (2014) studied this question. Atrial septal defect occlusion with an Amplatzer device was followed by late-onset chest pain and a 5-7 mm pericardial effusion 9 months post-procedure in a 45-year-old man.
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