Amplatzer vascular plug for patent ductus arteriosus migrated to pulmonary artery six months after closure in a 59 year old female

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1080-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.130. Epub 2014 Aug 2.

Authors

Omar Al-Juboori¹, Anas Alani¹, Aseel Al-ani¹, Praneeth Kudaravalli¹, Matthew J Budoff²

Affiliations

¹ Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA.
² Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25127975
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.130

No abstract available

Keywords: Amplatzer vascular plug; Computed tomography angiography; Embolization; Migration; Patent ductus arteriosus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / surgery
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Radiography
Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*