Effect of multiple coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus on blood flow to the left lung as determined by lung perfusion scans

J K Evangelista; Z M Hijazi; R L Geggel; E Oates; D R Fulton

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00335-4

Effect of multiple coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus on blood flow to the left lung as determined by lung perfusion scans

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jul 15;80(2):242-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00335-4.

Authors

J K Evangelista¹, Z M Hijazi, R L Geggel, E Oates, D R Fulton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

PMID: 9230177
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00335-4

Abstract

Lung perfusion scans reveal that multiple-coil closure of the ductus does not interfere with pulmonary blood flow. However, caution is necessary when placing multiple coils in small infants.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / physiopathology*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lung / blood supply*
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Male
Prostheses and Implants
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging