Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus occlusion: application in the small child

Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ontario, Canada.

OBJECTIVES. This study intended to evaluate application of transcatheter occlusion of the patent ductus arteriosus in children < 10 kg body weight. BACKGROUND. Transcatheter occlusion of the patent ductus arteriosus in the child weighing > 10 kg has been proved safe and effective. METHODS. We reviewed 74 consecutive patients weighing < 10 kg (median 8.1 kg, range 3.98 to 10) and aged 4 to 30 months (median 13 months) who underwent patent ductus arteriosus occlusion between June 1986 and November 1992. A modification of the delivery system to facilitate application in small children is described. RESULTS. A 12-mm device was implanted in 50 patients and a 17-mm device in 24. Three device embolizations occurred early in the experience, and one required removal because of hemolysis associated with a moderate residual shunt. One 17-mm device was removed at catheterization because of acute compromise to left pulmonary artery flow after implantation. Prevalence of residual shunting was 33% at 6 months, 20% at 12 to 18 months and 17% at 2-year follow-up and was not related to device, age, weight or size of the patent ductus. Altered flow to the left pulmonary artery was noted in seven patients (9.9%), with more significant compromise associated with the 17-mm device. CONCLUSIONS. Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus occlusion is feasible in the small child < 10 kg, particularly with the use of a modified delivery system. However, implantation of a 17-mm device in this patient population may impair flow to the left lung and should be reserved for the symptomatic child.

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