Early and late complications associated with transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect
Massimo Chessa, MD, PhDa,*,
Mario Carminati, MDa,
Gianfranco Butera, MD, PhDa,
Roberta Margherita Bini, MDa,
Manuela Drago, MDa,
Luca Rosti, MDa,
Alessandro Giamberti, MDa,
Giuseppe Pomè, MDa,
Eduardo Bossone, MD, PhDa and
Alessandro Frigiola, MDa
a Pediatric Cardiology, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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Figure 1 Transesophageal echocardiography follow-up of a patient with thrombus in the left Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) disc. (A) Thrombus (arrow) in the left ASO disc immediately after device implantation. (B) Thrombus reduction (arrow) after three months anticoagulant therapy. (C) Left ASO disc thrombus free (arrow) after six months anticoagulant therapy. LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium.
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