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First closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus in an infant with an angulated nitinol plug. |
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| Authors: | Peter Ewert Oliver Kretschmar Jan H Nuernberg Nicole Nagdyman Peter E Lange |
| Affiliation: | Abteilung für angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. |
| Abstract: | We report the first human implantation of an angulated plug in a 5 mm PDA in a child of 11 kg. Implanted through a 5 Fr sheath, the plug showed excellent anatomical alignment. Complete occlusion was documented after 6 hr. This device will extend the limits for interventional closure of PDA. |
| Keywords: | patent ductus arteriosus transcatheter closure therapeutic embolization |