Aortopulmonary Window Closure Using the Amplatzer ASD Device-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract One of the relatively rare cardiac malformations is aortopulmonary window. We report a 12-year-old boy with a mod size aortopulmonary window who presented with an asymptomatic cardiac murmur and in whom catheter device closure was successfully developed with an Amplatzer ASD Cardio fix. Keywords: Aortopulmonary window; catheter device occlusion; Amplatzer ASD closure Introduction One of the relatively rare cardiac malformations is aortopulmonary window (APW), or aortopulmonary septal defect that accounts for 0.1% to 0.6% of all cases of congenital heart disease. It was first described by Elliotson nearly two centuries ago [1,2]. This abnormality is characterized by an malformed communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary shaft or the right pulmonary artery [3]. The clinical manifestations of APW are not characteristic, but many of patients have the future