Blood nickel level and its toxic effect after transcatheter closure of persistent duct arteriosus using Amplatzer duct occluder
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Transcatheter Closure of Persistent Ductus Arteriosus Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder in Infants
Background: Despite technical improvements over the years, interventional closure of persistent ductus arteriosus in infants remains a challenge. Objectives: To assess safety, efficacy, and follow up results of closure of symptomatic persistent ductus arteriosus in infants using the self-expanding and repositionable Amplatzer device. Setting: Queen Alia Heart Institute (QAHI), a tertiary cardia...
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OBJECTIVE Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most frequently seen congenital heart diseases. Its closure is recommended because of the risk of infective endocardis, as well as morbidity and mortality in the long. The aim of this study was to assess the long term results of the transcatheter closure of PDA in infants using amplatzer duct occlude (ADO). METHODS From May 2004 to Septem...
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OBJECTIVE To assess the results of anterograde transcatheter closure of a large sized patent ductus arteriosus using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder (ADO) device. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Cardiology, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, from January 2005 to December 2007. METHODOLOGY All patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2338-476X,0030-9311
DOI: 10.14238/pi49.1.2009.33-8