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Figure 2 Postmortem illustration shows the atrial septum through the opened right atrium. The surgically closed ASD is seen (open arrow). Probe shows site of right atrial perforation at the edge of the retention disk with and without device superimposition (closed arrows). ASD = atrial septal defect; ASO = Amplatzer septal occluder; RAA = right atrial appendage; TV = tricuspid valve.
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