Percutaneous closure of the acquired gerbode shunt using the amplatzer duct occluder in a 3-month old patient

Korean Circ J. 2013 Jun;43(6):429-31. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.6.429. Epub 2013 Jun 30.

Abstract

The Gerbode shunt, known as the left ventricle to the right atrial communication, is a rather rare finding, following surgical closure of septal defects. Even though the surgical closure is accepted as a treatment of choice, we report a successful percutaneous transcatheter closure of the Gerbode shunt in a 3-months old baby who weighed 3 kilograms.

Keywords: Heart septal defect; Septal occluder device.