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Novel shunt modification with an adjustable stent‐embedded “fenestrated” septal occluder in a patient with pulmonary hypertension
Author(s) -
Yadlapati Ajay,
Wax David,
Rich Stuart,
Ricciardi Mark J.
Publication year - 2019
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.28169
Subject(s) - medicine , shunting , shunt (medical) , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , surgery , stent , cardiac catheterization
A 60‐year‐old woman with progressive dyspnea and cyanosis, O2‐dependent pulmonary hypertension despite optimal medical therapy and remote atrial septostomy presented with worsening cyanosis and right‐to‐left shunting. The creation of a “fenestrated” ASD closure device with the insertion of a peripheral stent through an AMPLATZER™ ASD closure device was deployed to minimize right to left shunting and allow for enlargement of the shunt if needed. This case demonstrates the benefit of diminishing a right to left shunt with a self‐fabricated fenestrated AMPLATZER device to improve symptoms in pulmonary hypertension patients with a pre‐existing ASD.

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