Closure of aortopulmonary window with amplatzer duct occluder device

M Atiq; N Rashid; K A Kazmi; S A Qureshi

doi:10.1007/s00246-002-0307-0

Closure of aortopulmonary window with amplatzer duct occluder device

Pediatr Cardiol. 2003 May-Jun;24(3):298-9. doi: 10.1007/s00246-002-0307-0. Epub 2003 Apr 14.

Authors

M Atiq¹, N Rashid, K A Kazmi, S A Qureshi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.

PMID: 12687300
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0307-0

Abstract

Aortopulmonary window is a relatively uncommon congenital heart defect. We report on a patient with a small aortopulmonary window, who presented with an asymptomatic murmur and in whom catheter closure was successfully performed with an Amplatzer Duct Occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortography
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / diagnostic imaging
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Child
Female
Humans
Treatment Outcome