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Follow-up after coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus
V S Goyal1, M C Fulwani, R Ramakantan
1Department of Cardiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|March 11, 1999
Abstract:
A prospective serial follow-up after coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus in 84 patients showed a cumulative duct closure up to 96% at the end of 2 years. Five patients underwent transient recanalization, and 4 patients required repeat procedure for residual shunt or recanalization.