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.
Demkow
M
M
Department of General Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland. mdemkow@ikard.waw.pl
Ruzyllo
W
W
Siudalska
H
H
Kepka
C
C
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*