title: [Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus using the Amplatzer vascular Plug II].
abstract: The Amplatzer vascular II Plug (AVPII) is a self- expanding occluder device, indicated for arterial and venous occlusion in the peripheral circulation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe our initial clinical experience with the AVP II, in the percutaneous closure of small patent ductus arteriosus.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed seven patients who underwent percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus. The AVP II was chosen with a diameter greater than 50% of the minimum diameter of the ductus arteriosus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients showed a ductus arteriosus with a diameter of 1.5 ± 1.4 (range: 0.8 - 4.7 mm). Successful implant was achieved with adequate angiographic occlusion in 6 patients. One patient was sent to surgery. We only found a major complication. Transthoracic echocardiography at 24 hours, confirmed the complete occlusion in this patients. The follow-up was 10.6 ± 9.1 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The AVP II in this group of patients was shown to be safe and effective for percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología y Hemodinamia Pediátrica.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parra-Bravo
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beirana-Palencia
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corona-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alarcón-Elguera
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tejeda-Hernández
authors.forename: Perla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Segura
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazo-Cárdenas
authors.forename: Abril
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arellano-Llamas
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055989:Septal Occluder Device