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Closure of a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): An Intervention Sequence
Published on: December 23, 2022
Interventional treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in 2004
John W Moore1, Daniel S Levi, Sarah D Moore
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. jwmoore@mednet.ucla.edu
Abstract:
In 2004, the interventional treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is definitive and curative. In current practice, coils are used for smaller PDA, and devices are employed for larger PDA. Developing technologies offer small improvements in control and results, but do not appear to promise major changes in practice. This review summarizes the current and emerging interventional technologies directed at PDA closures.

