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Alarm!!! A UFO inside the heart.

Authors :
Santoro G
Castaldi B
Iacono C
Giugno L
Gaio G
Russo MG
Source :
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) [J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)] 2012 Oct; Vol. 13 (10), pp. 645-7.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

An 8-year-old asymptomatic child was referred for surgical repair of coronary sinus atrial septal defect resulting in significant left-to-right shunt and right chamber volume overload. The septal fenestration was located near to its drainage site into the right atrium. Due to this seemingly favourable anatomy, transcatheter closure of the septal defect was performed using an Amplatzer Septal Occluder device. The echocardiographic postprocedural evaluation imaged the occluding device almost perpendicular to the atrial septum, seemingly floating above the mitral valve orifice, like an alien spaceship inside the heart.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1558-2035
Volume :
13
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
22955207
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0b013e328356a529