Cardiac catheterization was per-formed at 30 days of life (Figures 3 and 4). Withtest balloon occlusion of the portosystemicshunt, the mean portal vein pressure was 9 mmHg with a simultaneous right atrial mean pres-sure of 2 mm Hg: a transportal gradient of 7 mmHg. The channel was occluded with 8- and 6-mm Amplatzer vascular plugs (AGA MedicalCorporation, Golden Valley, MN).
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