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Percutaneous repair of aortic puncture with Amplatzer closure device during attempted transseptal puncture
Matthew R Webber1, Martin K Stiles, Sanjeevan Pasupati
1Waikato Hospital, Pembroke Street, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Attempted atrial transseptal puncture in a 63-year-old man undergoing an ablative procedure for atrial fibrillation was complicated by inadvertent delivery of an 8 Fr sheath across the aorta. Due to obesity-related perioperative risks, we opted for percutaneous repair rather than open-heart corrective surgery. Our case is unique for the novel percutaneous delivery of an Amplatzer atrial septal defect (ASD) closure device to the defect in the non-coronary aortic cusp through an 8 Fr left atrial multipurpose sheath not designed for this purpose. At 9-month follow-up, he had a mild residual internuclear ophthalmoplegia.

