Amplatzer device closure of a residual aortopulmonary window.
Significant residual defects after surgical closure of aortopulmonary windows have previously required re-operation. In this paper, we describe the use of a custom made Amplatzer closure device to occlude a hemodynamically significant defect in a 5-year-old child. The device was successfully deployed without complication, and resulted in a major reduction in aorto-pulmonary flow.
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Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill NHS Trust, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male