Comparison of transvenous versus transthoracic catheter-based device closure of patent ductus arteriosus with amplatzer duct occluder.

Objective: This study compared the clinical outcome of the transvenous versus transthoracic approach for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

Background: There are no data regarding the results of transvenous versus transthoracic catheter-based device closure of PDA with Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) despite their increasing use as alternatives to conventional surgery.

Methods: In this observational study, a total of 150 consecutive patients with PDA were allocated either to the transvenous approach (group A, n = 108) and the transthoracic approach (group B, n = 42) by using ADO between January 2010 and April 2012.