Transcatheter Closure of a Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect By Amplatzer Ductal Occluder II

Abstract

ABSTRACT Ventricular septal defect has been targeted as a defect to close with tran scatheter methods. In recent years with the advent of new devices percu taneous closure of ventricular septal defect has been used in many centers with encouraging results. Introduction of Amplatzer occluder devices has been resulted in increase the number of implants in recent years. Beside this, a few devices can be used for transcatheter closure of muscular ventric ular septal defects. We report a successful transcatheter closure of muscular outlet ventricular septal defect in a 4 years of age child with Amplatzer Ductal Occluder II.