TRANSCATHETER UMBRELLA CLOSURE OF AORTOPULMONARY WINDOW

Aorto-pulmonary window (aorto-pulmonary septal defect) is an uncommon congenital cardiac malformation which is repaired using cardiopulmonar y bypass. A case Is described of an infant with a small aorto-pulmonar y window which was closed by transcatheter insertion of a double umbre lla device. Complete occlusion of the defect was achieved without comp lications. Transcatheter umbrella closure of a small aorto-pulmonary w indow is feasible in infancy and the technique is likely to be applica ble in a few cases.