title: Novel use of a modified Amplatzer Vascular Plug to occlude a patent ductus arteriosus in two patients.
abstract: We describe two cases in which a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was successfully occluded percutaneously, using the novel approach of prefilling an Amplatzer Vascular Plug with embolization coils to decrease the risk of residual shunting through the device. One patient was a small premature neonate, and the other was a child with an aneurismal, tubular PDA with no aortic ampulla. These are situations in which more popular PDA devices such as the Amplatzer Duct Occluder may be contraindicated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. glatz@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Glatz
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography