A novel use of the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder.
We report a case of a 12-month-old-infant with double outlet right ventricle and pulmonary stenosis who presented with signs of superior vena cava syndrome secondary to a dysfunctioning bidirectional Glenn shunt. The patient was successfully treated with transcatheter obstruction of an accessory pulmonary blood flow using the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder.
Thanopoulos
Basil Vasilios D
BV
Department of Cardiology, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. vasiliosthanopoulos@usa.net
Georgakopoulos
Dimitrios J
DJ
Tsaousis
George S
GS
Eleftherakis
Nicholas G
NG
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000150:complications; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right / Q000009:adverse effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*