Transcatheter closure of a patent arterial duct in a patient on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
The presence of a patent arterial duct may complicate the course of the patient on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). While surgical ligation has been traditionally used as a definitive treatment for this problem, transcatheter closure may have advantages. This is the first report of transcatheter occlusion of a patent arterial duct in an infant on ECMO support.
Brown
Kate L
KL
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Shekerdemian
Lara S
LS
Penny
Daniel J
DJ
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male