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New approach to the diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus during catheterization
Author(s) -
Erdöl Cevdet,
Töre H. Fehmi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199903)46:3<350::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , pulmonary artery , catheter , cardiac catheterization , percutaneous , cardiology , aorta , left pulmonary artery , heart catheterization , radiology
Abstract The diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) usually requires catheterization, as does percutaneous treatment of the disorder. To obtain pressure gradients, a catheter can be passed in either direction through the PDA, from the pulmonary artery to the aorta or via the more common route of aorta to pulmonary artery. Several types of catheters have been used, but to date there have been no reports showing the use of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) angiographic catheter for this purpose. We report successful passage of this catheter from the aorta across a PDA to the pulmonary artery in 15 adult patients who were observed to have no complications. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:350–351, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.