title: Transcatheter treatment of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, secundum atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus in a child.
abstract: A 4-year-old child with patent ductus arteriosus, perimembranous ventricular septal defect and ostium secundum atrial septal defect was successfully treated with the use of a simultaneous transcatheter for all of the anomalies present. The patent ductus arteriosus was closed first by using a coil, then the perimembranous ventricular septal defect was closed by using a 10-mm Amplatzer eccentric device. Finally, a 10-mm Amplatzer atrial septal defect device was implanted to treat the atrial septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi, 30-20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy. gianfra.but@lycos.com
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butera
authors.forename: Luciane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Ziyad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hijazi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carminati
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography