Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus: Our initial experience in University of Malaya Medical Centre

• Main Authors: Zain, Zarin Ikmal Zan, Wan Ahmad, Wan Azman, Omar, Asma, Alwi, Mazeni
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2000
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24397/; http://library.oum.edu.my/oumlib/node/586855

Six patients underwent transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using either conventional Gianturco coils or the Amplatzer Ductal Occluder (ADO) device. All patients were females with a median age of 23.3 (range 4 to 26 years). The mean PDA size measured on the lateral aortogram was 3...