Novel use of a modified Amplatzer Vascular Plug® to occlude a patent ductus arteriosus in two patients |
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| Authors: | Andrew C Glatz MD Christopher J Petit MD Matthew J Gillespie MD |
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| Institution: | Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 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. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | cardiac catheterization congenital heart disease embolization coils device closure transcatheter occlusion |
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