Effect of multiple coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus on blood flow to the left lung as determined by lung perfusion scans.
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.
Evangelista
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Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
Hijazi
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Geggel
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Oates
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Fulton
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging