Open AccessPercutaneous closure of patent arterial ducts in patients from high altitude: a sub-Saharan experience
Author(s) -
Endale Tefera,
Shakeel A. Qureshi,
R Bermúdez-Cañete,
Lola Rubio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.164690
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , closure (psychology) , cardiology , market economy , economics
At high altitude, patent arterial ducts tend to be larger and associated with pulmonary hypertension. Patent ductus arteriosus device closure in this background could be challenging.