TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel use of a modified Amplatzer Vascular plug® to occlude a patent ductus arteriosus in two patients
AU - Glatz, Andrew C.
AU - Petit, Christopher J.
AU - Gillespie, Matthew J.
PY - 2008/7/1
Y1 - 2008/7/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cardiac catheterization
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Device closure
KW - Embolization coils
KW - Transcatheter occlusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=47549108712&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ccd.21546
DO - 10.1002/ccd.21546
M3 - Article
C2 - 18383167
AN - SCOPUS:47549108712
SN - 1522-1946
VL - 72
SP - 82
EP - 86
JO - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
JF - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
IS - 1
ER -