Key result
Percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II successfully treated an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect in a patient with a partial atrioventricular canal.
Why the study?
Can an iatrogenic interventricular shunt in a patient with a partial atrioventricular canal be successfully closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II?
Can an iatrogenic interventricular shunt in a patient with a partial atrioventricular canal be successfully closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II?
This is the first reported case of successful percutaneous closure of an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect in an atrioventricular canal defect using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II.
May offer less invasive option for select iatrogenic shunts; extends interventional possibilities but remains hypothesis-generating.
A 45-year-old woman with a partial atrioventricular canal presented with an iatrogenic interventricular shunt after implantation of a mechanical mitral prosthesis. The shunt was occluded percutaneously with an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II. This is the first reported percutaneous closure of a ventricular septal defect in an atrioventricular canal defect. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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Rodriguez et al. (2020) studied this question. Percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II successfully treated an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect in a patient with a partial atrioventricular canal.
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