The article "a case of percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus in an elderly patient with peculiar morphology due to two unsuccessful surgical patent ductus arteriosus closure" was reviewed.The research article presents a case study of an 82-year-old female with dyspnea on exertion, patent ductus arteriosus (pda), heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, liver failure.An amplatzer duct occluder ii was chosen to percutaneously close the pda defect.The pda had complicated morphology with a high degree of tortuosity.Upon implantation, it was noted that the patient morphology did not match the device well, and there was a residual leak around the device due to calcification.A non-abbott coil was used to help successfully close the defect.The primary author of the article is hidehiko hara, toho university medical center ohashi hospital.
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