Open AccessEndovascular aortic repair of patent ductus arteriosus in an adult patient
Author(s) -
Kenji Yamabe,
Hideyuki Shimizu,
Atsushi Nemoto,
R Yozu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivr009
Subject(s) - ductus arteriosus , medicine , surgery , shunt (medical) , aortic repair , aortic root , cardiology , aorta
We describe the case of a large patent ductus arteriosus in a 52-year old man, which was deemed unsuitable for coil occlusion or Amplatzer duct occluder. His ductus was successfully closed using Talent prostheses (Medtronic AVE, Santa Rosa, CA, USA). The postoperative course was uneventful.
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