Pulmonary artery size and flow disturbances after patent ductus arteriosus coil occlusion

Am J Cardiol. 1996 Dec 1;78(11):1307-10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00619-4.

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.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Angiography
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnosis
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / physiopathology
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology