A Case of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Congestive Heart Failure in a 80-Year-Old Man.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.12.849
- Author:
Hye Yeon LEE
1
;
Sung Ho HER
;
Mahn Won PARK
;
Min Seok CHOI
;
Jung Sun CHO
;
Chan Joon KIM
;
Hye Seon KANG
;
Yoo A CHOI
;
Il Nam JU
;
Seon A KIM
;
Jong Ho LEE
;
Jong Bum KWON
;
Kuhn PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hhhsungho@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ductus arteriosus, patent;
Heart failure;
Aged
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Cardiac Catheterization;
Cardiac Catheters;
Coronary Angiography;
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Heart Failure;
Humans
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(12):849-852
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a rare clinical finding in adult patients. Considering the increase in cases of PDA discovered incidentally on echocardiograms at young ages, and the life-shortening effect of PDA, it is rare to diagnose PDA in old patients. We report a case of an 80-year-old patient who experienced symptoms of congestive heart failure showed findings suggestive of PDA in echocardiogram and confirmed the diagnosis through a cardiac catheterization and a coronary angiography. After percutaneous occlusion of PDA with an Amplatzer duct occlusion device, symptoms related to congestive heart failure improved.
