First closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus in an infant with an angulated nitinol plug

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 Sep;57(1):88-91. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10270.

Abstract

We report the first human implantation of an angulated plug in a 5 mm PDA in a child of 11 kg. Implanted through a 5 Fr sheath, the plug showed excellent anatomical alignment. Complete occlusion was documented after 6 hr. This device will extend the limits for interventional closure of PDA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alloys / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant

Substances

  • Alloys
  • nitinol