| Literature DB >> 24973847 |
Manoj Kumar Rohit1, Kriti Puri2, Ramalingam Vadivelu3.
Abstract
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) in small children less than 15 kg may be associated with increased complications. Complete atrioventricular heart block (CHB) is a rare complication of ASD device closure in such a setting. We report the case of a 2-year-old girl, less than 15 kg, who underwent device closure of ASD with Amplatzer Septal Occluder and subsequently developed CHB 12 h after the procedure which resolved completely with steroid treatment on fifth day. Case report of a similar kind is rarely reported in the literature. Despite adequate postero-inferior margin CHB may still occur in small children as in our case.Entities:
Keywords: ASD device closure; Complete heart block; Complications
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24973847 PMCID: PMC4121754 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.03.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Heart J ISSN: 0019-4832