Filling the Holes of a Swiss Cheese Atrial Septal Defect: A Case Report
and Review of the Literature
Abstract
Swiss cheese atrial septal defect (ASD) is a structural finding of the
heart used to characterize multiple or fenestrated interatrial defects
found in approximately 10% of patients with ASD. 1
Presence of an aneurysm in the atrial septum is an additional
malformation associated with fenestrated ASD that further increases the
risk of arrhythmia and thromboembolic events. 1-2
Detailed anatomy of the interatrial septum through 2D and 3D imaging
serves as diagnostic and therapeutic guidance. 3 We
describe a case of Swiss Cheese ASD complicated with an atrial septal
aneurysm successfully repaired with a Cribriform Amplatzer Septal
Occluder (ASO) via percutaneous transcatheter approach.