title: Transcatheter closure of a patent ductus arteriosus in an elderly patient with the Gianturco-Grifka vascular occlusion device.
abstract: This paper reports the unusual case of a 76-year-old woman who was discovered to have a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus following uneventful mitral valve replacement, utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass. The shunt was successfully eliminated using a new transcatheter device, thereby obviating the need for further surgery. The patient did not have calcification within the ductus, making diagnosis prior to surgery more difficult.
authors.affiliation: Miami Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Befeler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Justiniano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001027:Aortography; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans