title: Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in an infant using the Gianturco-Grifka Vascular Occlusion Device.
abstract: A 2-month-old child with Down syndrome and a large patent ductus arteriosus underwent transcatheter closure using a new Food and Drug Administration-approved occlusion device. This device is described, along with its usefulness for other vascular defects.
authors.affiliation: Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Grifka
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nihill
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ing
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mullins
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant