Open AccessEmergency transcatheter closure of a stented PDA in a patient with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum: be ready for the unexpected!
Author(s) -
Faccini Alessia,
Butera Gianfranco
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1337
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary atresia , ductus arteriosus , cardiology , shunt (medical) , stent , duct (anatomy) , heart disease , surgery
Key Clinical Message Patients with congenital heart disease and duct‐dependent pulmonary circulation can undergo stenting of the patent ductus arteriosus ( PDA ). This case shows that, due to the physiological changes occurring after stent implantation, sometimes it is necessary to close the stented PDA rather than to redilate it.