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Transcatheter closure of oversized persistent ductus arteriosus by simultaneous delivery of two Rashkind umbrella
1Bethanien Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt, Germany.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
Transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with a diameter of > 9 mm is considered to be impossible or at least difficult with the occlusion systems that are currently available. We report a simple technique for occluding oversized PDAs with two diameter of 13 mm was successfully occluded in a 40-year-old man. Complete closure without residual shunt was documented by echocardiogram and angiogram.