Immediate Echocardiographic Surveillance After Transcatheter Closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Feasible Method to Assess Residual Shunt

• Main Authors: Chi-Di Liang (Author), Sheung-Fat Ko (Author), Chien-Fu Huang (Author), Shao-Ju Chien (Author), Ying-Jui Lin (Author), I-Chun Lin (Author), Mao-Meng Tiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To evaluate the feasibility of echocardiography after transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with coils. Methods: Between April 1998 and December 2006, 131 patients had transcatheter coil occlusion of their PDA using Gianturco coils. We hypothesized that post-procedural hemolysis wo...