Effect of multiple coil closure of patent ductus arteriosus on blood flow to the left lung as determined by lung perfusion scans.

Am J Cardiol

Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.

Published: July 1997

Lung perfusion scans reveal that multiple-coil closure of the ductus does not interfere with pulmonary blood flow. However, caution is necessary when placing multiple coils in small infants.

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