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A surgical pulmonary artery band (PAB) is used to control excessive pulmonary blood flow for certain congenital heart diseases. Previous attempts have been made to develop a transcatheter, implantable pulmonary… Click to show full abstract
A surgical pulmonary artery band (PAB) is used to control excessive pulmonary blood flow for certain congenital heart diseases. Previous attempts have been made to develop a transcatheter, implantable pulmonary flow restrictor (PFR) without great success. We modified a microvascular plug (MVP) to be used as a PFR. The objectives of this study were to demonstrate feasibility of transcatheter implantation and retrieval of the modified MVP as a PFR, and compare PA growth while using the PFR versus PAB.
Keywords:
microvascular plug;
transcatheter implantable;
pulmonary artery;
flow restrictor;
flow
Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2019
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