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Transcatheter embolization of anomalous systemic arterial supply with amplatzer vascular plugs II in scimitar syndrome
Author(s) -
Noble Stéphane,
Miró Joaquim,
Ibrahim Réda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23329
Subject(s) - medicine , scimitar syndrome , arterial embolization , embolization , inferior vena cava , aorta , abdominal aorta , radiology , cardiology , pneumonia , lung , surgery
A 57‐year‐old woman suffering from recurrent pneumonia and considered to be high risk for surgical correction of an atrial septal defect (ASD) associated with a right lung sequestration vascularized by arteries coming from the abdominal aorta and an abnormal venous drainage into the inferior vena cava (Scimitar syndrome). Therefore stepwise transcatheter approach was offered as an alternative treatment. We performed ASD closure and embolization of the anomalous systemic arterial supply using Amplatzer Vascular Plugs II. The abnormal venous drainage was conservatively treated ( Q p / Q s : 1.1/1 after ASD closure and anomalous arterial supply embolization). At 24‐month follow‐up, no recurrent pneumonia was reported, functional class improved and right cardiac cavities normalized. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.