Percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with an Amplatzer Duct Occluder in a dextrocardia patient

Ergene O., Nazli C., Kocabas U., Duygu H., Akyildiz Z. I., Hijazi Z. M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.150, no.2, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 150 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.11.016
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Ventricular septal defect, Percutaneous closure, Dextrocardia, Amplatzer Duct Occluder, TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this article we report an unusual case of dextrocardia patient with perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) whose defect is closed by percutaneous method with Amplatzer Duct Occluder-II device. To our best knowledge, this was the first time this device has been used to close a membranous defect in a patient with dextrocardia. Our case demonstrates the feasibility of percutaneous VSD closure in challenging patients by using appropiate techniques and devices for particular patients. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.