title: Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder.
abstract: The Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) (AGA Medical Corp., Golden Valley, MN) is designed to meet criteria for an optimal transcatheter technique for closure of a patent ductus arteriosus. It was developed as an alternative to surgical closure and other interventional techniques. It is not technically complex, allows controlled deployment, is retrievable and repositionable, and has a low risk of embolization. The ADO also has very high complete closure rate at 1-month follow-up comparable to surgical ligation and division.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Children's Hospital, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4051, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. dwaight@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: David J.
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waight
authors.forename: Qi-Ling
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ziyad M.
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi