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20853357

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
The HELEX device is approved for percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). It is also often used off-label to close patent foramen ovale (PFO). The device is well tolerated because it is very flexible, but this characteristic increases the likelihood of embolization of locked implants. While the company provides a mechanism to retrieve devices that do not lock correctly, retrieval of locked and released devices is much more difficult. A case of percutaneous retrieval of an embolized, locked HELEX device is reported. This device was successfully retrieved from the aorta by snaring the left atrial eyelet and unlocking the device. A variety of potential techniques for retrieval of these devices was explored on the bench top. Strategies which can be used to successfully retrieve embolized HELEX devices are described.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1522-726X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
892-900
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous retrieval of the locked helex septal occluder.
pubmed:affiliation
Advanced Cardiovascular Consultants, Inc., Rock Island, Illinois, USA. ppoommipanitmd@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports