A 10f amplatzer torqvue 45 delivery system (dtv45) was used to implant a 26mm amplatzer septal occluder (aso).As the dilator was removed and as the physician was about to attach the loader to the sheath, the patient took a deep breath.The ekg revealed the patient's heart rate exhibited st elevations and third-degree heart block which the physician suspected was due to air withdrawn into the left atrium and right coronary artery so a temporary pacemaker was implanted.When the patient's normal rhythm was restored and the aso was implanted, the temporary pacemaker was removed.No adverse patient effects were reported and the 26mm aso remains implanted.
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