Failed closure of a ventricular septal defect with an Amplatzer occluder
Jens Wippermann 1*,
Uta C. Hoppe 1,
Narayanswami Sreeram 1,
Thorsten Wahlers 1
1 University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jens.wippermann{at}uk-koeln.de.
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A 74-year-old man was diagnosed to have a ventricular septal defect (VSD), which was detected shortly following transvenous pacemaker implantation. Transoesophageal echocardiography suggested the presence of 2 VSDs, one of which was closed with a device. At surgery, a single large VSD was seen, with the implanted device having embolised into the left ventricle. The defect was successfully closed using a pericardial patch, and the embolised device explanted. Keywords: Ventricular septum defect; Pacemaker; Transcatheter closu
