Surgical retrieval of embolised atrial septal occluder device from pulmonary artery: Pathophysiology and role of the intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography
Atrial septal defect is usually closed in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory using atrial septal occluder (ASO) device. One of the complications associated with the procedure is embolisation of the device into the pulmonary artery. We are reporting two cases wherein the pulmonary embolisation of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2009;volume=12;issue=1;spage=40;epage=48;aulast=Gadhinglajkar |