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Amplatzer Vascular Plug: Expanding the Applications Spectrum

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The Amplatzer Vascular Plug is a new embolization device which has been used in different vascular anomalies, especially by cardiologists in the cardiac and pulmonary circulations. It is underused by interventional radiologists. We used this device in three different vascular conditions, which we present here.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center (affiliated to the “Sackler” School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel), Tel-Hashomer, Israel

    Uri Rimon, Gil Golan & Alexander Garniek

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (affiliated to the “Sackler” School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel), Tel-Hashomer, Israel

    Eitan Heldenberg

  3. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (affiliated to the “Sackler” School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel), Tel-Hashomer, Israel

    Amichai Shinfeld

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Rimon, U., Heldenberg, E., Golan, G. et al. Amplatzer Vascular Plug: Expanding the Applications Spectrum. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31 (Suppl 2), 84–87 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9042-5

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