title: Closure of a patent arterial duct in a septuagenarian with atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We occluded a large arterial duct in a patient with atrial fibrillation, using an Amplatzer duct occluder, with no residual shunt at the end of the procedure. Follow-up revealed recanalization, which was successfully treated with a 4 mm Amplatzer ASD occluder. It is speculated the reopening of the initially occluded duct was the consequence of anticoagulation needed because of the atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. k.brockmeier@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brockmeier
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hallscheidt
authors.forename: Christlieb
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male