Transcatheter closure of a 16 mm hypertensive patent ductus arteriosus with the Amplatzer muscular VSD occluder.
There is little experience with transcatheter closure of very large, hypertensive patent ductus arteriosus. We present a case of successful closure of a 16 mm ductus with the Amplatzer VSD occluder, a device originally designed for transcatheter closure of congenital muscular ventricular septal defects. To our best knowledge this is the largest ductus ever closed by an interventional technique.
Department of General Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland. mdemkow@ikard.waw.pl
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Ruzyllo
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Siudalska
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Kepka
D000293:Adolescent; D001027:Aortography; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*