Outcome after transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in infants less than 6 kg: A national study from United Kingdom and Ireland.
Sok-Leng KangSalim G M JivanjiChetan MehtaAndrew J TometzkiGraham DerrickRobert YatesSachin KhambadkoneJoseph de GiovanniOliver StumperRami DhillonVinay BholeZdenek SlavikMichael RigbyPatrick NoonanBen SmithBrodie KnightTrevor RichensNeil WilsonKevin WalshAdam JamesJohn ThomsonJamie BenthamNicholas HayesSajid NazirSatish AdwaniArjamand ShauqRam RamarajChristopher DukeDemetris TaliotisVikram KudumulaSan-Fui YongGareth MorganEric RosenthalThomas B KrasemannShakeel QureshiDavid CrosslandAntony HermuziRobin P MartinPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Transcatheter closure of PDA can be accomplished in selected infants weighing <6 kg despite the manufacturer's recommended weight limit of 6 kg for most ductal occluders. The embolization rate is higher than previously reported in larger patients. Retrievability of the occluder and duct morphology needs careful consideration before deciding whether surgical ligation or transcatheter therapy is the better treatment option.