Address for correspondence: Sebastian Goreczny, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, Research Institute, ul. Rzgowska 281/289, 93–338 Łódź, Poland, tel: +48 42 271 21 84, fax: +48 42 271 14 78, e-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: none declared Kardiologia Polska Copyright © Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne 2017 Retrieving a large embolised...

We describe the interdisciplinary management of a 59-year old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy on a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and temporary right extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge-to-heart transplantation. He suffered refractory hypoxaemia due to massive right-to-left shunting by a patent foramen ovale (PFO), diagnosed after weaning off of temporar...

Catheter occlusion of the persistent ductus arteriosus recently became clinically available with a Rashkind (USCI Bellerica, Massachusetts, USA) umbrella occluder system. A few patients, however, had residual left to right shunting after the procedure. The impact of soaking the foam of the device in a thrombin solution to enhance clotting and of using a device with a diameter of 12 or 17 mm was...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus is a well-established procedure. The aim of this study was to assess the initial and mid-term results of the treatment of PDA with the Amplatzer duct occluder. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 1999 to December 2001, 30 children underwent transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus at a mean SD age of 5 4....

Received 11 March 2002. Accepted for publication 28 May 2002. Introduction and objectives. Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus is a well-established procedure. The aim of this study was to assess the initial and midterm results of the treatment of PDA with the Amplatzer duct occluder. Patients and methods. From October 1999 to December 2001, 30 children underwent transcatheter clo...

Surgical intervention for post-infarct ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a challenging procedure due to patients’ complex preoperative conditions. While percutaneous VSD closure can be considered as an alternative surgical repair, complete of the remains difficult and associated with various procedural complications. We report rare case patient postoperative residual shunts who experienced rec...

Objectives: Different devices including Amplatzer duct occluder has been used for percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects. This study reports our medium term follow up of perimembranous and muscular ventricular septal defects with tunnel shape aneurysm closure using the Amplatzer duct occluder. Materials and Methods: From May 2006-December 2012, we used Amplatzer duct occluder in sev...

Embolization of the occlusion device after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a potential disastrous complication. The usual site of embolization is the right side of the heart including pulmonary artery, but the device embolization to the extracardiac aorta is extremely rare. Here, we report a successful percutaneous retrieval case of the embolized Amplatzer Septal Occluder ...

UNLABELLED The case report of a 15-year-old patient with an unusual form of atrial septal defect is described. Echocardiography showed separation of the secundum and primum atrial septums due to abnormal posterior and leftward attachment of the primum septum into the roof of the left atrium. The morphology has been variably described as a 'double' atrial septum or 'spiral' atrial septal defect....