Use of platinum microcoils to embolize vascular abnormalities in children with congenital heart disease.
Many vascular anomalies found in children with congenital heart disease can be embolized with catheter-delivered steel coils. Platinum microcoils delivered through a microcatheter broaden the spectrum of lesions amenable to transcatheter closure. Platinum microcoil delivery technique is described, and representative cases demonstrating microcoil utility and benefits are presented.
Vance
M S
MS
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822-1339, USA.
D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010984:Platinum; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D010984:Platinum