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Intermittent complete closure of the arterial duct

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Massimo Chessa ,
Joseph J Vettukattil  and
Oliver Stümper
Massimo Chessa
Affiliation:
The Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Joseph J Vettukattil
Affiliation:
The Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Oliver Stümper*
Affiliation:
The Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
*
Dr Oliver Stumper, The Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK Tel +44(0)121 333 9442, Fax +44(0)121 333 9441, E-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

Intermittent functional closure of a patent duct has been reported both clinically and echocardio-graphically. We describe the case of a 6-year-old with intermittent complete closure of a patent duct occurring during attempted transcatheter closure. Recurrence of clinical and echocardiographic signs prompted restudy. A patent duct of moderate size was demonstrated and successfully occluded by coil embolization. The interventional aspects of this unusual condition are discussed.

Keywords

Patent arterial ductinterventional catheterisationintermittent closure
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , March 2000 , pp. 156 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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