Amplatzer Device Deployment for Saccular Aortic Arch Aneurysm

Amplatzer device deployment for saccular aortic arch aneurysm: a note of caution.

Amplatzer septal occluder devices (AGA Medical Corporation, Plymouth, MN) have been used in the treatment of saccular and aortic false aneurysms.1,2 We have reservations about the long-term reliability of this approach. A 62-year-old man, who was a heavy smoker and had arteriopathy, was under regular surveillance for chronic obstructive airways disease and bullous emphysema. He had previously u...

Saccular aneurysm of the aortic arch.

A 65 year old woman was admitted to our hospital with dyspne. She had a medical history of hypertension. Her blood presure was 156/107 mmHg under medication. Physical examination and routine blood tests were normal. The electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm. Standard anteroposterior chest radiography (Figure 1A) showed a widened mediastinum so a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) was suspected. Tra...

Interrupted aortic arch accompanied by a giant saccular aneurysm in a 53-year-old man.

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Saccular Aortic Aneurysm Due to Aortic Valve Stenosis.

Late embolization to the aortic arch of an Amplatzer Device used to occlude a baffle leak.

From Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Disclosures: None. Received for publication March 26, 2008; revisions received June 5, 2008; accepted for publication Sept 1, 2008; available ahead of print Jan 27, 2009. Address for reprints: Prem Venugopal, MCh, FRCS, Department of cardiac Surgery, East wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7EQ, United ...