Ijaz Hussain, Shah Zeb, Kamran Khattak.
Closure of large patent ductus arteriosus by post infarct VSD closure device: a case report.
Pak Heart J Jan ;48(3):163-5.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) constitutes 6 to 11% of all congenital heart efects. While surgical ligation and video-assisted, thoracoscopic interruption of PDA are still available, trans-catheter occlusion of PDAs has recently assumed a major role in closure of PDA. Most of the centreuse Amplatzer duct occluder device for PDA closure.Here we report a large PDA that was not amenable to close by largest Amplatzer duct occluder, so we used successfully 24mm Amplatzer post infarct VSD occluder. Patient discharged home with stable hemodynamics and without complication as assessed by echocardiography 24 hours after procedure.

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