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Transjugular venous approach for Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus closure in a 1.4 kg infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2021

Christopher Herron Open the ORCID record for Christopher Herron [Opens in a new window] ,
Thomas J. Forbes  and
Daisuke Kobayashi
Christopher Herron
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Thomas J. Forbes
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Daisuke Kobayashi*
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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Author for correspondence: D. Kobayashi, MD, MPH, Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201-2119, USA. Tel: +1(313)745-5481; Fax: +1(313)993-0894. E-mail: dkobayas@dmc.org
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Abstract

Transfemoral venous approach is the standard method for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure using the Amplatzer Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus occluder in small infants. We report a 1.4 kg infant who underwent transcatheter Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus closure. Transjugular venous approach was taken due to the unexpected finding of interrupted inferior vena cava.

Keywords

Patent ductus arteriosuspremature neonatetransjugular PDA device closure

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 2022 , pp. 111 - 112
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

Case

Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants is exclusively performed through the transfemoral venous approach. Transjugular venous approach for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure has previously been described in older paediatric patients but not in a very low birth weight infant. Reference Fernandes1 The presented case is a 1.4 kg premature female who underwent transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure at 4 weeks of life. Upon obtaining femoral vein access, interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygous continuation was discovered. The decision was made to use a transjugular venous approach. Right internal jugular venous access was obtained, and a 4-Fr prelude sheath (Merit Medical, South Jordan, Utah) was placed. Retrospectively, we think that flipping the baby 180° may have provided an easier device deployment. A large patent ductus arteriosus was confirmed by echocardiogram and angiography (Figs 1a and 2a). A 4-2 mm Amplatzer Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus occluder (Abbott, North Chicago, IL) was successfully implanted within the PDA. Delicate and coordinated manoeuvring between two interventional cardiologists was necessary for the device deployment because of the difficulty associated with the transjugular approach. Final imaging showed satisfactory device position without impingement on the left pulmonary artery or the descending aorta (Figs 1b and 2b). Significant tricuspid valve regurgitation caused by the delivery catheter may cause hemodynamic instability using the transjugular approach. However, the patient tolerated the procedure very well in our case and she was able to be extubated the next day.

Figure 1.

Transthoracic echocardiography. ( a ) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with a large left to right shunt. ( b ) The PDA device is in a satisfactory position with no residual shunt. DsAo, descending aorta; LPA, left pulmonary artery.

Figure 2.

Cardiac catheterisation. ( a ): A 4-Fr Glide catheter courses from the right internal jugular vein to superior vena cava, right atrium and ventricle, main pulmonary artery, and descending aorta through the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Baseline descending aortography shows the PDA. ( b ): A 4-2 mm Amplatzer Piccolo PDA occluder is positioned at the PDA. Pulmonary artery angiography shows a satisfactory device position with unobstructed flow to both branch pulmonary arteries.

Acknowledgements

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Financial support

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Conflicts of interest

None.

Ethical standards

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in this case report.

References

Fernandes, P, et al. Transcatheter closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus using jugular access in an infant. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10: E207–E209.10.21037/jtd.2018.02.54CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Figure 1. Transthoracic echocardiography. (a) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with a large left to right shunt. (b) The PDA device is in a satisfactory position with no residual shunt. DsAo, descending aorta; LPA, left pulmonary artery.

Figure 1

Figure 2. Cardiac catheterisation. (a): A 4-Fr Glide catheter courses from the right internal jugular vein to superior vena cava, right atrium and ventricle, main pulmonary artery, and descending aorta through the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Baseline descending aortography shows the PDA. (b): A 4-2 mm Amplatzer Piccolo PDA occluder is positioned at the PDA. Pulmonary artery angiography shows a satisfactory device position with unobstructed flow to both branch pulmonary arteries.