Brown Kate L, Shekerdemian Lara S, Penny Daniel J
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Intensive Care Med. 2002 Apr;28(4):501-3. doi: 10.1007/s00134-001-1202-5. Epub 2002 Mar 20.
The presence of a patent arterial duct may complicate the course of the patient on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). While surgical ligation has been traditionally used as a definitive treatment for this problem, transcatheter closure may have advantages. This is the first report of transcatheter occlusion of a patent arterial duct in an infant on ECMO support.