OBJECTIVE: The authors reviewed a large surgical experience (during five decades) with
ligation and division of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in light of previously reported …

Objectives Characterize the safety and effectiveness of the Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder for
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure. Background The presence of a hemodynamically …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and short-term results of
anterograde catheter closure of a moderate-to large-sized patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) …

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the Amplatzer
ductal occluder (ADO) in transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) …

The purpose of this article is to present the immediate and short‐term results of the
international registry of transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using the …

Over the past decade, the focus of the pediatric catheterization laboratory has changed
dramatically from its primary diagnostic function to a conduit for therapeutics. Although the …

Retrograde coil embolization of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has been reported for
ducts< 3.3 mm in diameter using 5 to 5.5 Fr catheters. Our objective was to assess the …

Objectives. This report summarizes our experience with the use of occluding spring coils to
close the small patent ductus arteriosus. Background. Several patent ductus arteriosus …

BACKGROUND Percutaneous closure of the persistently patent ductus arteriosus with the
Rashkind prosthesis is an established effective therapeutic modality, although some patients …

Background Transcatheter implantation of the Rashkind PDA occluder is an alternative to
conventional surgical closure of isolated patent ductus arteriosus. Neither the clinical …