Transjugular occlusion of large patent ductus arteriosus with an Amplatzer™ muscular ventricular septal defect occluder in a 3-month-old dog.
Open Vet J
; 13(11): 1478-1484, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cardiologists close most patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) defects in dogs using the Amplatz® canine duct occluder via a transarterial approach. However, this approach can be problematic in small dogs due to the small femoral artery diameter. In such cases, cardiologists have opted to use coils or vascular plugs deployed from a transvenous approach. However, in small dogs with large PDA, the risk of device protrusion into the pulmonary artery, incomplete closure, or device embolization, often leads to surgical PDA closure via thoracotomy. Case Description The present report describes a 3-month-old male 6 kg Border collie with a large, PDA which was successfully occluded using the Amplatzer™ muscular ventricular septal defect (mVSD) device from a transvenous approach after closure attempts with an Amplatzer™ vascular plug II failed.Conclusion:
This is the first case report in veterinary medicine of PDA closure with an Amplatzer™ mVSD occluder device. This approach, described in PDA closure in people, could be considered in minimally invasive PDA closure in small dogs with challenging anatomy.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Perros
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Conducto Arterioso Permeable
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Dispositivo Oclusor Septal
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Defectos del Tabique Interventricular
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Open Vet J
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Open vet. j
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Open veterinary journal
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia