Key result
Transcatheter ASD closure rarely causes pulmonary edema, suggesting older patients need balloon occlusion pressure measurements.
Why the study?
Pulmonary edema after device closure of atrial septal defect is a rare complication with limited illustrative case data.
Older patients undergoing ASD closure may benefit from left atrial and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure measurement during temporary balloon occlusion to predict and manage the rare complication of pulmonary edema.
May alert clinicians to rare pulmonary edema after ASD closure in older patients; hypothesis-generating for balloon occlusion pressure testing.
Pulmonary edema after device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare complication. We present illustrative images of a case of pulmonary edema after device closure of ASD in a 53 year old adult. Older patients undergoing ASD closure can benefit from their left atrial and left ventricular end diastolic pressures measurement before and after temporary balloon occlusion of ASD.
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Singhi et al. (2010) studied this question. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect can rarely cause pulmonary edema, suggesting older patients benefit from pressure measurements during temporary balloon occlusion.
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