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An alternative angiographic view to unmask the hidden patent ductus arteriosus during device closure
Author(s) -
Garg Naveen,
Moorthy Nagaraja
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.24285
Subject(s) - ductus arteriosus , medicine , closure (psychology) , visualization , oblique case , projection (relational algebra) , oblique projection , radiology , surgery , cardiology , artificial intelligence , computer science , orthographic projection , algorithm , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , economics
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with various devices has been evaluated worldwide and in selected cases can be performed successfully, thus avoiding the morbidity associated with surgical closure. Traditionally, left lateral projection is adopted for angiographic visualization of the PDA. However, rarely due to anatomical variations of the ductus, it may be difficult to properly visualize and deploy device in above‐said traditional view. In such cases, right anterior oblique projection may be used for proper visualization. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.