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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:340-342
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Aortic arch embolization of an Amplatzer^® occluder after an atrial septal defect closure: hybrid operative approach without circulatory arrest

^a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Grenoble University Hospital, BP 217 Grenoble cedex 9, France
^b Department of Interventional Radiology, Grenoble University Hospital, BP 217 Grenoble cedex 9, France

Received 28 January 2005; received in revised form 19 April 2005; accepted 20 April 2005.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 4 76 76 54 62; fax: +33 4 76 76 52 64. (Email: ochavanon{at}chu-grenoble.fr).

Percutaneous closure of the secundum type atrial septal defects is becoming increasingly popular. We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented for an unusual embolization of an Amplatzer^® occluder (AO) 6 weeks after a percutaneous closure of his secundum type atrial septal defect. Emergency cardiac surgery was performed and the device was safely removed by a combined surgical and endovascular approach with no need of circulatory arrest or of profound hypothermia.

Key Words: Amplatzer^® occluder • Aortic arch • Embolization • Atrial septal defect

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