The defect was passed from aorta to pulmonary artery using a 4F cobra catheter and guidewire was placed to the pulmonary artery. Over this wire, 4F Amplatzer delivery system was advanced through the aortopulmonary window into the pulmonary artery. The distal disc of a 5 × 2 mm Amplatzer duct occluder II-additional size device was opened in the pulmonary artery. The device was then retracted towards the defect, and the proximal disc was opened on the aortic side of the defect. Because the defect was close to the left coronary ostium, we decided to use a shorter-edged device. The device was released gently after confirming the position by transthoracic echocardiography and aortography (Fig 2). There was not any complication during and after the procedure
The defect was passed from aorta to pulmonary artery using a 4F
ReplyDeletecobra catheter and guidewire was placed to the pulmonary artery. Over this wire, 4F Amplatzer
delivery system was advanced through the aortopulmonary window into the pulmonary artery.
The distal disc of a 5 × 2 mm Amplatzer duct occluder II-additional size device was opened in
the pulmonary artery. The device was then retracted towards the defect, and the proximal disc
was opened on the aortic side of the defect. Because the defect was close to the left coronary
ostium, we decided to use a shorter-edged device. The device was released gently after confirming the position by transthoracic echocardiography and aortography (Fig 2). There was not any
complication during and after the procedure