Amplatzer Device Closure of a Tortuous Gerbode

Authors

Abraham Rothman, MD, Alvaro Galindo, MD, Richard Channick, MD, Daniel Blanchard, MD

Source
Children’s Heart Center Nevada, 3006 S Maryland Parkway, Ste 690, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

E-mail: rothman@childrensheartcenter.com.

Abstract

An 86-year-old male presented with progressive shortness of breath and a murmur. Six years earlier, he had undergone mitral valve surgery. An echocardiogram revealed a significant left ventricular-to-right atrial connection (Gerbode defect). The defect was closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer Septal Occluder device. After the procedure, the patient developed transient hemolysis and renal dysfunction. A year later, there was no residual flow on echocardiography and the patient reported marked improvement in exercise tolerance.

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