title: Transcatheter closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus in a young child using the Amplatzer duct occluder.
abstract: The Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) provides a safe and effective therapy for patients with moderate- to large-sized patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), but there have been few reports of transcatheter closure of very large PDAs in young children and infants. We report a successful transcatheter closure of a very large PDA, 10.5 mm in diameter at the narrowest point, with a 14/12-mm ADO. To our knowledge, this is the largest PDA ever closed by an interventional method in such a young child.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. sljan@vghtc.gov.tw
authors.forename: S-L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Y-C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: C-S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000628:therapy; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000628:therapy; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy