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Pulmonary artery size and flow disturbances after patent ductus arteriosus coil occlusion
L M Carey1, R P Vermilion, D Shim
1C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0204, USA.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus with Gianturco coils may impinge on adjacent vascular structures. The left pulmonary artery relative size may decrease after patent ductus arteriosus coil occlusion; thus, serial follow-up echocardiography is recommended to assess long-term left pulmonary artery growth.