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Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device.

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Clark, JB; Chowdhury, D; Pauliks, LB; Weber, HS
Published in: Ann Thorac Surg
May 2010

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 subsequently underwent surgical removal of the device and suture closure of the atrial septal defect. The patient recovered conduction after the operation. We report the successful treatment of device-induced heart block with surgical removal of the device.

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Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

89

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1631 / 1633

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Thoracotomy
  • Septal Occluder Device
  • Risk Assessment
  • Respiratory System
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
 

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Clark, J. B., Chowdhury, D., Pauliks, L. B., & Weber, H. S. (2010). Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device. Ann Thorac Surg, 89(5), 1631–1633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.089
Clark, Joseph B., Devyani Chowdhury, Linda B. Pauliks, and Howard S. Weber. “Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device.Ann Thorac Surg 89, no. 5 (May 2010): 1631–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.089.
Clark JB, Chowdhury D, Pauliks LB, Weber HS. Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1631–3.
Clark, Joseph B., et al. “Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device.Ann Thorac Surg, vol. 89, no. 5, May 2010, pp. 1631–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.089.
Clark JB, Chowdhury D, Pauliks LB, Weber HS. Resolution of heart block after surgical removal of an amplatzer device. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1631–1633.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Thorac Surg

DOI

EISSN

1552-6259

Publication Date

May 2010

Volume

89

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1631 / 1633

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Thoracotomy
  • Septal Occluder Device
  • Risk Assessment
  • Respiratory System
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial