Percutaneous closure of ductus arteriosus with the amplatzer prosthesis. The Brazilian experience

OBJECTIVE - To report the results of percutaneous occlusion of persistent ductus arteriosus with the Amplatzer prosthesis in 2 Brazilian cardiological centers. METHODS - From May 1998 to July 2000, 33 patients with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of persistent ductus arteriosus underwent attempts...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Simões, Carlos A. C. Pedra, César A. Esteves, Ronaldo Camargo, Sérgio L.N. Braga, Pedro Loureiro, Marco Aurélio Santos, Valmir Fernandes Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001001200003