Transcatheter closure of aortopulmonary window in children: Case reports and literature review

• 来源期刊: 岭南心血管病杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2011,（2）
• 页码范围: 131-135
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

INTRODUCTION Aortopulmonary (AP) window is an uncommon congenital anomaly, accounting for approximately 0.2 %of all congenital heart abnormalities 1.It is usually nonrestrictive and is conventionally treated surgically at an early age to prevent the development of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease.In 10 %of this lesion, it is restrictive and case reports of its percutaneous closure are mostly limited to these patients.