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Transcatheter Treatment of Large Aortopulmonary Window: A Case Report
Zuoyuan Chen1, Jidong Zhang1, Xiaxia Wang1
1Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Introduction:
Aortopulmonary window (APW), a large aortopulmonary septal defect (APSD), is a serious and rare defect within congenital heart diseases.
Case Report:
In this study, we reported an APW case with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. This patient was successfully treated by transcatheter closure with a muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) occluder.
Conclusion:
We had a successful experience with transcatheter closure of a large APW using a muscular VSD occluder. There was no residual shunt or complications during the 6-month follow-up.
