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Acute thrombus formation on an Amplatzer device during transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect in a patient with homozygous factor V Leiden mutation.
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir - 1 Oct 2011
Yazıcıoğlu Vefik, Sahin Müslüm, Karaca Oğuz, Türkmen Muhsin
Abstract excerpt
A 32-year-old woman underwent transcatheter closure of a secundum type atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer device. The procedure was started under premedication with aspirin, clopidogrel, and heparin. During the procedure, a highly mobile thrombus attached to the left atrial disc of the device was detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The device and the associated thrombus were successfully...
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