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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:e28
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Images in cardiothoracic surgery

Late Perforation of the Aortic Root by an Atrial Septal Defect Occlusion Device

Doan Baykut, MD, PhDa,*, Sven E. Doerge, MDa, Martin Grapow, MDa, Jens Bremerich, MD, PhDa, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, MD, PhDa

a Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Radiology, University Clinics, Basel, Switzerland

* Address reprint requests to Dr Baykut, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Basel, Unispital, Spitalstrasse 21, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland
baykutd@uhbs.ch

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A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency unit with severe dyspnea. Oral history revealed acute chest pain and collapse at home, which led to the tentative diagnosis of an acute aortic dissection. The electrocardiogram was normal. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a massive pericardial effusion (PE), no dissection flap, and a competent aortic valve. A computed tomographic scan was initiated. Meanwhile, evaluation revealed . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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