title: Transcatheter closure of aortopulmonary window using Amplatzer device.
abstract: Two cases of transcatheter closure of aortopulmonary window (APW) using an Amplatzer duct occluder in one and a septal occluder device in the second are described. Transcatheter device closure of APW should be considered when anatomy is favorable in terms of location and size of the defect with absence of associated anomalies.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. gurunaik@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Guruprasad D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: V Subash
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Padmakumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jayranganath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001027:Aortography; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome