1. Multicenter nit-occlud® PDA-R patent. Ductus arteriosus occlusion device trial: Initial and six-month results
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Ana Spillman, Marcelo Rivarola, Victorio Lucini, Jesus Damsky Barbosa, Luis Trentacoste, Miguel Granja, and Alejandro Peirone
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Mean diameter ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,General Medicine ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ductus arteriosus ,Occlusion ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Pulmonary artery mean pressure ,Embolization ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Shunt (electrical) - Abstract
Background Transcatheter closure of a moderate to large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using conventional techniques is challenging. The Nit-Occlud® PDA-R trial can close a PDA up to 8 mm in diameter. We sought to report procedural and six-month efficacy and safety results of the multicenter Nit-Occlud® PDA-R trial. Methods From June 2010 to February 2011, 43 patients were enrolled in three centers from Argentina. Median age was 4.5 (range 1.4–18.4 years) years old at catheterization, 70% were females and weight was 17.7 (range 10–67 kg). Results PDAs mean diameter was 2.98 ± 1.03 and ranged from 2 to 6.19 mm. About 11.6% were large (≥4 mm), whereas 32.6% were
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- 2015
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