Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Mar 2014
Review Meta AnalysisCatheterization therapy vs surgical closure in pediatric patients with patent ductus arteriosus: a meta-analysis.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains a common congenital heart disease in pediatric patients, and the new trend of catheterization therapy is still associated with some potential risks and complications. ⋯ Catheterization therapy in pediatric PDA patients did not show a significant advantage in primary success rate, total complications, or blood transfusion, but it was associated with increase in residual shunts and reduction in length of hospital stay.