Transarterial ductal occlusion using the Amplatz Canine Duct Occluder in 40 dogs. Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: Describe the result of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occlusion using the Amplatz Canine Duct Occluder (ACDO) in 40 dogs. ANIMALS, MATERIAL AND METHODS: Records of the first 41 dogs at Texas A&M University in which ductal occlusion with an ACDO was attempted were reviewed. RESULTS: Appropriate device release was achieved in 40 of 41 dogs. Post-release angiography in 39 dogs documented complete occlusion in 27 dogs, trivial residual flow in 7, mild residual flow in 1 and moderate residual flow in 4; angiography was not recorded in one dog. The following day transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography documented complete occlusion in all 40 dogs. One dog required a larger device than could be deployed through the largest sheath accommodated by the femoral artery and the PDA was subsequently closed by surgical ligation. CONCLUSIONS: Ductal occlusion using an ACDO has a high rate of initial and 24-h complete occlusion. Ductal occlusion using an ACDO is a safe and efficacious therapy for PDA in dogs. This report confirms the positive clinical outcome of the original report in a large cohort of dogs.

published proceedings

  • J Vet Cardiol

author list (cited authors)

  • Gordon, S. G., Saunders, A. B., Achen, S. E., Roland, R. M., Drourr, L. T., Hariu, C., & Miller, M. W.

citation count

  • 60

complete list of authors

  • Gordon, Sonya G||Saunders, Ashley B||Achen, Sarah E||Roland, Risa M||Drourr, Lori T||Hariu, Crystal||Miller, Matthew W

publication date

  • January 2010