Echocardiographic Prediction of Left Ventricular Dysfunction After Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Children

• Main Authors: Miao Hou (Author), Weiguo Qian (Author), Bo Wang (Author), Wanping Zhou (Author), Jianmin Zhang (Author), Yueyue Ding (Author), Qiuqin Xu (Author), Jie Huang (Author), Jie Shen (Author), Lei Cao (Author), Haitao Lv (Author), Ling Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To evaluate the change of left ventricular (LV) systolic function after transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in children, and to identify whether echocardiography parameters could be the predictors of LV dysfunction post-PDA closure if present.Methods: This study enrolled...