Coronary Sinus Defect Following Transcatheter Closure of ASD Using Amplatzer Septal Occluder: Potential Erosion by the Device

Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Jun;38(5):1084-1086. doi: 10.1007/s00246-017-1613-x. Epub 2017 Apr 10.

Abstract

We present a case of small coronary sinus defect detected after transcatheter device closure of a large secundum atrial septal defect. Although device erosion of the dilated coronary sinus is suspected, the defect in the coronary sinus may have been present prior to ASD device closure. Dilated coronary sinus may be a risk factor when closing a secundum ASD with a device. To the best of our knowledge, coronary sinus erosion by an ASD device has not yet been reported in the medical literature.

Keywords: Amplatzer Septal Occluder; Atrial septal defect; Coronary sinus; Unroofed coronary sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronary Sinus / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Sinus / injuries*
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*
  • Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vascular System Injuries / etiology