Rezaian Gholam Reza, Amirghofran Ahmad Ali, Afifi Sasan, Moaref Ali Reza, Rezaian Sheema
Department of Medicine Cardiology, Alzahra Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):41-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01104.x. Epub 2010 Aug 27.
Although wire device frame fracture associated with thrombus formation has been reported in some types of atrial septal defect occluders, it has not been detected in patients with Amplatzer devices. Here, we describe an unusual case of Nitinol wire mesh fracture associated with left atrial endocardial damage and thrombus formation in an adult with Amplatzer septal occluder.