Resolution of Heart Block After Surgical Removal of an Amplatzer Device

A large secundum atrial septal defect in a 4-year-old child was closed by percutaneous placement of an Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, Plymouth, MN). After device placement, complete heart block developed that did not resolve after 3 days of medical management. The patient subseq...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010-05, Vol.89 (5), p.1631-1633
Hauptverfasser:	Clark, Joseph B., MD, Chowdhury, Devyani, MD, Pauliks, Linda B., MD, Weber, Howard S., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Catheterization - methods Cardiac dysrhythmias Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Child, Preschool Device Removal - methods Electrocardiography Follow-Up Studies Heart Heart Block - etiology Heart Block - surgery Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery Humans Medical sciences Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods Pneumology Prosthesis Failure Risk Assessment Septal Occluder Device - adverse effects Surgery Thoracotomy - methods Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler
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