Transcatheter closure of a Potts' shunt with subsequent surgical repair of tetralogy of fallot

Closure of a Potts' aortopulmonary anastomosis during repair of a congenital heart malformation has been associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially due to technical problems encountered at closure of the shunt. A case is presented of a 40‐year‐old patient with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia after palliation during infancy with a Potts' shunt. The anastomosis was successfully occluded using an Amplatzer ventricular septal defect occluder, immediately followed by complete surgical repair of his tetralogy of Fallot. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:121–123. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.