title: Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect associated with tunnel-shaped aneurysm using the Amplatzer duct occluder.
abstract: Different devices have been used for percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Over the past 6 months, we have used the Amplatzer duct occluder for VSDs associated with tunnel-shaped aneurysm in three patients here at our institution. Due to the anatomic resemblance between such VSDs and the duct occluder, we selected this device for percutaneous closure. There was trivial residual shunt in one patient. All three patients tolerated the procedure well and there were no untoward complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. dilawarmd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dilawar
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Numan
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Sisi
authors.forename: Salwa Morcos
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gendi
authors.forename: Zaheer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index