Percutaneous closure of an aortopulmonary window in a young adult patient: A case report of transcatheter closure with an occluder device

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Background: Aortopulmonary window is a congenital heart disease requiring a surgical approach to achieve a complete correction. Case summary: We report on a case of a young female symptomatic adult patient with a significant aortopulmonary window. The patients refused surgical approach and since the defect was far enough from the pulmonary and aortic valve a percutaneous approach was proposed. The large aortopulmonary window was closed effectively with an Amplatzer Muscular Septal Occluder device (Abbott, Plymouth, MN, USA). At 1-year follow-up, the device was in a good position with no residual shunt. Discussion: Transcatheter closure of an aortopulmonary window is an effective and safe procedure in specific anatomic defects.

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Giordano, M., & Butera, G. (2020). Percutaneous closure of an aortopulmonary window in a young adult patient: A case report of transcatheter closure with an occluder device. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa059

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