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Congenital Portosystemic Shunts and AMPLATZER Vascular Plug Occlusion in Newborns

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Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSs) may cause myriad manifestations. They can be detected prenatally, in infancy, or later. They may involute, cause acute symptoms, or remain unrecognized and cause chronic disease. As CPSs can require treatment, early diagnosis allows close monitoring. In symptomatic patients, interventional catheterization embolization of CPSs can be undertaken at any age.

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We are grateful to Paul R. Lurie, Senior Consultant to Children’s Heart Center—Nevada and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics University of Southern California, for suggestions and editorial assistance.

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  1. Children’s Heart Center—Nevada, 3006 South Maryland Parkway, Suite 690, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, USA

    William N. Evans, Alvaro Galindo, Ruben J. Acherman & Abraham Rothman

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2040 West Charleston Boulevard, Suite 402, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, USA

    William N. Evans, Alvaro Galindo, Ruben J. Acherman & Abraham Rothman

  3. Red Rock Radiology, 3186 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, USA

    Dean P. Berthoty

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Evans, W.N., Galindo, A., Acherman, R.J. et al. Congenital Portosystemic Shunts and AMPLATZER Vascular Plug Occlusion in Newborns. Pediatr Cardiol 30, 1083–1088 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9501-7

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