Vlander Costa, Tulio Caldonazo, Paola Montanhesi, Johannes Fischer, Murat Mukharyamov, Hristo Kirov, Torsten Doenst
We present the case of a minimally invasive surgical correction for failed percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a 57-year-old female patient with residual ASD, tricuspid regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and embolization of one of two occluders to the superior mesenteric artery. Our surgical approach consisted of anterolateral minithoracotomy, aortic and femoral vein cannulation, cryoablation, cardiac device removal, closure of ASD with autologous pericardium, and tricuspid repair. The procedure was uneventful and patient was discharged home on postoperative day 4...
January 2024: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports