First closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus in an infant with an angulated nitinol plug.
We report the first human implantation of an angulated plug in a 5 mm PDA in a child of 11 kg. Implanted through a 5 Fr sheath, the plug showed excellent anatomical alignment. Complete occlusion was documented after 6 hr. This device will extend the limits for interventional closure of PDA.
Abteilung für angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Peter
P
Ewert
Oliver
O
Kretschmar
Jan H
JH
Nuernberg
Nicole
N
Nagdyman
Peter E
PE
Lange
D000497:Alloys / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol