Reactivity of the ductus arteriosus: Implications for transcatheter therapy

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Feb;61(2):268-70. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10760.

Abstract

We report our experience in a 13-month-old boy undergoing transcatheter coil occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus. Constriction of the ductus arteriosus with subsequent relaxation resulted in inadvertent coil embolization. This case report and review of the literature have implications for transcatheter treatment of persistent ductus arteriosus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Balloon Occlusion*
  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Coronary Vasospasm / complications
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / surgery*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Treatment Failure