Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , January 2010

Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula Post-Percutaneous Device ASD Closure

  • W.M. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Vic., Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville 3052, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9342 7133; fax: +613 9347 2808.
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  • T.H. Goh

      Affiliations

    • Epworth Hospital, Bridge Road, Richmond 3121, Vic., Australia
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  • E. Oqueli

      Affiliations

    • Epworth Hospital, Bridge Road, Richmond 3121, Vic., Australia
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  • Y. Willis

      Affiliations

    • Epworth Hospital, Bridge Road, Richmond 3121, Vic., Australia
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  • C. Chan

      Affiliations

    • Epworth Hospital, Bridge Road, Richmond 3121, Vic., Australia
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  • P. Skillington

      Affiliations

    • Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Vic., Australia
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  • L.E. Grigg

      Affiliations

    • Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Vic., Australia

Received 2 November 2008 ,Revised 29 December 2008 ,Accepted 30 December 2008.

References 

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  2. Divekar A, Gaamangwe T, Shaikh N, Raabe M, Ducas J. Cardiac perforation after device closure of atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer septal occluder. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005;45:1213–1218
  3. Amin Z, Hijazi Z, Bass J, Cheatham J, Hellenbrand W, Kleinman C. Erosion of amplatzer septal occluder device after closure of secundum atrial septal defects: review of registry complications and recommendations to minimise future risk. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004;63:496–502

PII: S1443-9506(09)00004-3

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.12.004

Heart, Lung and Circulation
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