RESUMO
We report our initial experience with a new 18 mm Amplatzer PFO device for the closure of small PFO. Patients were selected by a semiquantitative sizing procedure using the circle of a diagnostic pigtail catheter instead of a sizing balloon. In all eight patients, the device was easy to implant without problems. Due to its size, it has the potential to minimize the risk of inadvertent atrial erosion or perforation after deployment and thus will enhance the safety of interventional PFO closure.
Assuntos
Embolização Terapêutica/instrumentação , Comunicação Interatrial/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Fluoroscopia , Seguimentos , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desenho de Prótese , Implantação de Prótese , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
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.
