title: Value of intravascular ultrasound in the diagnosis and characterization of patent ductus arteriosus in an adult patient.
abstract: We report the case of a 47-year-old patient with a patent ductus arteriosus who underwent angiography and percutaneous intravascular ultrasound examination. The case illustrates that intravascular ultrasound contributes to the characterization of patent ductus arteriosus when a surgical or trans-catheter closure is planned, as calcifications of the wall as well as aneurysmal dilatations can be ruled out. Furthermore, measurements of the diameter of the ductus can be made.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of the Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Münster, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fechtrup
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kerber
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karbenn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borggrefe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breithardt
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional