ABSTRACT
The majority of patients with atrial septal defect require a single device for closure but a small proportion have more than one defect in the atrial septum. We report a patient who had two moderate-sized atrial septal defects in whom transcatheter closure of both the defects using two Amplatzer septal occluders was performed successfully.
Subject(s)
Adult , Balloon Occlusion/instrumentation , Echocardiography, Transesophageal , Equipment Design , Equipment Safety , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/therapy , Humans , Male , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We report the case of a 9-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot who had undergone left modified Blalock Taussig shunt. The patient developed seroma around the shunt which was excised surgically. The patient developed total occlusion of the shunt post-operatively with clinical deterioration. We used emergency percutaneous angioplasty to successfully treat the patient.
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary , Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Child , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy , Humans , Male , Seroma/etiologyABSTRACT
We report two cases of pulmonary atresia with intact interventricular septum in whom we successfully perforated and performed balloon dilation of the atretic pulmonary valve using a simple guidewire technique. The technical challenges of performing this procedure in small infants are highlighted.