Catheterization closure of patent ductus arteriosus with Amplatz ductal occluder of a new generation in an adult patient
2010
Abstract
Patent ductus arteriosus is a persistent communication from the time of the fetal circulation between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. Unoperated patients may present with left-to-right shunt, volume overload of the left heart structures, pulmonary hypertension and the risk of endarteritis.
If the ductus is large, there is a risk of development of Eisenmenger\'s physiology. The treatment option in newborns is surgical ligation, in adults the option is almost exclusively catheter-based closure.
Catheter-based closure is possible with the use of coils or the Amplatz ductal occluder. In our paper, we report the successful transfemoral closure of a patent ductus arteriosus with a new generation Amplatz ductal occluder (ADO II).