Closure of tubular patent ductus arteriosus in infants and small children with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II

Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Jan-Feb;6(1):64-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00466.x.

Abstract

Percutaneous closure of a tubular patent ductus arteriosus can be challenging in the infant and small child. In this report, we describe the successful closure of tubular patent ductus arteriosus with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II in two patients, ages 3 months and 13 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortography
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Treatment Outcome