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 Author: Simões,Luiz Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Pedra,Carlos A. C. (author), Esteves,César A. (author), Camargo,Ronaldo (author), Braga,Sérgio L.N. (author), Loureiro,Pedro (author), Santos,Marco Aurélio (author), Fontes,Valmir Fernandes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001001200003
Country:Brazil
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