Open AccessStent implantation in the arterial duct of the newborn with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation: single centre experience from Turkey
Author(s) -
Ender Ödemiş,
S. Haydin,
Alper Güzeltaş,
İsa Özyılmaz,
Meki Bilici,
İhsan Bakır
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezr258
Subject(s) - ductus arteriosus , medicine , duct (anatomy) , systemic circulation , stent , surgery , palliative care , heart disease , palliative treatment , cardiology , nursing
Implantation of stents into the ductus arteriosus is an alternative treatment to palliative or corrective cardiac surgery in newborns with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation, although the use of this technique for congenital heart disease is limited.
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