Percutaneous Device Closure of Ductus Arteriosus in a 1.3Kg Baby

Andaleeb Ara; Amjad Mahmood; Khurram Akhtar; Sana Imtiaz; Tufail Ahmed; Mohammad Asad Farhan

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v72iSUPPL-3.9564

Authors

Andaleeb Ara Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Amjad Mahmood Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Khurram Akhtar Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Sana Imtiaz Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Tufail Ahmed Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Mohammad Asad Farhan Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72iSUPPL-3.9564

Keywords:

Congenital heart disease, Paediatric cardiology, Patent ductus arteriosus, Transcatheter closure

Abstract

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common cardiac anomaly making 5%-10 % of all congenital heart diseases. The incidence increases in premature, very low birth weight neonates. Transcatheter closure is a standard procedure for treating PDA.However, in pre-term and very low birth weight neonates it presents special problems thus becoming a limitation in performing the procedure. This case report describes a PDA closure in a 1.3 Kg infant in Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology,Rawalpindi.