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A 22 mm Amplatzer septal occluder asymptomatically embolized into the left ventricular outflow tract one week after implantation in a 14-year-old female, requiring emergent surgical retrieval.
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Highlights the rare but serious complication of delayed device embolization after percutaneous ASD closure, emphasizing the importance of routine follow-up echocardiography.
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Routine post-ASD closure echocardiography may detect rare delayed device embolization; leaves open optimal surveillance duration.
Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defect is an established safe alternative to surgery with rare complications and high primary success rate. This procedure can be complicated by early or late device embolizations. We report an asymptomatic delayed nonobstructive embolization of an amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) into the left ventricle outflow tract detected by routine transthoracic echocardiography 1 week after implantation, which required emergent surgical retrieval in a stable patient.
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Errahmouni et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Secundum atrial septal defect (n=1). Amplatzer septal occluder was evaluated on Device embolization. A 22 mm Amplatzer septal occluder asymptomatically embolized into the left ventricular outflow tract one week after implantation in a 14-year-old female, requiring emergent surgical retrieval.
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