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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
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Patent arterial duct occlusion with two Amplatzer Duct Occluder devices
1Editor-in-Chief, Images in Paediatric Cardiology and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta.
Images in Paediatric Cardiology
|May 31, 2013
Abstract:
It is accepted practice to close large patent arterial ducts (PDA) with Amplatzer duct occluder devices, with extremely low rates of residual PDA. We report a child who required device closure of PDA with two Amplatzer PDA devices on two separate occasions, despite the first device deployment being a standard placement of an appropriately sized Amplatzer device in the usual position.

