San Francisco, CA—Percutaneous closure of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in children using a novel device is safe and effective, according to a prospective study presented in a featured clinical ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) marked a significant milestone in cardiovascular care with the successful transcatheter device occlusion of a ...

In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first PDA occlusion device for infants as small as 700 grams, leading to rapid adoption of tcPDA in premature infants. Catheter-based ...

New Delhi: Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla successfully conducted a rare procedure to save the life of a 1.5-month-old newborn weighing mere 1.8 kgs, who was suffering from patent ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.