title: Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus using coils.
abstract: Ninety-seven of 100 patients had a successful attempt at coil closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. For all 46 patients in whom a single coil and in 47 patients in whom multiple coils were placed, there was immediate complete closure that persisted at a median follow-up period of 1.9 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Geggel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome