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Fontan fenestration closure with Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device
1Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Objectives:
To evaluate Fontan fenestration closure using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device (ADO2).
Background:
Fontan fenestration closure is a well established catheter intervention. A range of occlusion devices developed for other interventions have been utilized. Most of these devices, and especially the most commonly used Amplatzer Septal Occluder, are relatively bulky. The ADO2 is a low profile, flexible, and inexpensive device which seems well suited to the Fontan fenestration.
Methods:
This study details retrospective review of patients undergoing Fontan fenestration closure with an ADO2 device. Outcome measures included procedural success, pre- and post-procedural differences in oxygen saturation and mean pulmonary artery pressure and complications.
Results:
Thirteen patients were eligible for inclusion during the 34 month study period. All procedures were technically successful. There was a significant increase in oxygen saturations (Mean=+12%, P<0.01) after fenestration closure but no significant change in mean pulmonary artery pressure (Mean=+0.5 mm Hg, P=0.08). There were no procedural complications.
Conclusion:
Fontan fenestration closure with the ADO2 device is a simple, short, and cost-effective procedure. The ADO2 characteristics recommend it to occlusion of varying sizes and morphologies of Fontan fenestration.
