Transcatheter umbrella closure of aorto-pulmonary window.

Transcatheter umbrella closure of aorto-pulmonary window.

Aorto-pulmonary window (aorto-pulmonary septal defect) is an uncommon congenital cardiac malformation which is repaired using cardiopulmonary bypass. A case is described of an infant with a small aorto-pulmonary window which was closed by transcatheter insertion of a double umbrella device. Complete occlusion of the defect was achieved without complications. Transcatheter umbrella closure of a ...

Transcatheter closure of interatrial communications with a modified umbrella device.

OBJECTIVE To show the institutional experience of closure of interatrial communications with a modified umbrella device. DESIGN Descriptive study of all patients in whom transcatheter umbrella closure of interatrial communications has been attempted. SETTING A tertiary referral centre. PATIENTS 16 patients with 17 interatrial communications of various types. INTERVENTIONS Transcatheter ...

Primary transcatheter umbrella closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect.

OBJECTIVES The starting hypothesis was that some perimembranous ventricular septal defects can be closed safely and effectively with a Bard Rashkind double umbrella introduced through a long transvenous sheath. DESIGN A descriptive study of all patients who underwent attempted transcatheter umbrella closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. Those patients selected for the study h...

Surgery of Aorto-Pulmonary Window- A 10 years study- Review

Transcatheter closure of aortopulmonary window with Amplatzer duct occluder II

Sir, An aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare cardiac malformation, first reported by Elliotson, is found in 0.1% of patients with congenital cardiac lesions.[1] In most cases, surgical repair is undertaken during infancy although isolated cases have been reported of transcatheter device closures. We report our experience of transcatheter APW closure via antegrade and retrograde methods using a...