A New Use for the Amplatzer Duct Occluder Device

We report a case in which the Amplatzer device for percutaneous occlusion of ductus arteriosus was successfully used for occluding a large systemic-pulmonary collateral vessel in a patient who had previously undergone surgery for correction of pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (Rastell...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. C. Pedra, Luciano N. Sousa, Carlo B. Pilla, Valmir F. Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000300007