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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Transcatheter closure of persistent unligated vertical vein after TAPVC surgery using the Amplatzer PDA device
Nidhi Narula1, Neil Wilson, R Suresh Kumar
1Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
Abstract:
An unligated vertical vein (VV) after TAPVC surgery is likely to require subsequent closure. Reports of transcatheter closure of the VV are largely unpublished. This report details transcatheter closure of a persistent VV using an Amplatzer PDA occluder, following TAPVC repair in early infancy. We suggest that transcatheter closure should be considered as a treatment option in this condition.
