title: Transcatheter closure of patent ductus venosus with the Amplatzer vascular plug in twin brothers.
abstract: We describe the transcatheter closure of a patent ductus venosus in twin brothers with an ill-defined systemic illness and respiratory failure using the Amplatzer vascular plug. To our knowledge, this is the first description of the use of the Amplatzer vascular plug for ductus venosus closure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. gillespie@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Sivarajan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rome
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011859:Radiography; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery