New Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure Devices and Techniques

• Published in: Interventional cardiology clinics Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 23
• Main Authors: Agrawal, Hitesh, Waller, 3rd, Benjamin Rush, Surendan, Sushitha, Sathanandam, Shyam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Cardiac Catheterization - methods; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent - surgery; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Septal Occluder Device; Premature; ADO II AS; PDA; MVP; AVP II

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low-birth-weight infants puts this vulnerable population at high risks of morbidity and mortality. Inclusion of a multidisciplinary team and newly available transcatheter PDA occlusion devices in the management of these infants can mitigate those risks and...