Interventional therapy and follow up for infants with patent ductus arteriosus and moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension
SHU Yue
GUO Yi-long
WANG Tian-guang
CHEN Ze-lun
HE Shu-wu
Abstract：Objective To summarize the experience and the efficacy of interventional therapy for infant with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) complicated with moderate to severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) and severe dysplasia. Methods 28 infants with PDA and moderate to severe PH were treated with interventional therapy. The domestic Amplatzer occluder was used for interventional treatment under local and basic anesthesia. The clinical data, echocardiography and cardiac catheterization were retrospectively analyzed before and after interventional therapy, and 6 months after operation. Results Only residual shunts were observed in 2 children, which was disappeared 6 months after operation. The systolic pressure of pulmonary artery, the diameter of left atrial, the diameter of left ventricular end diastole were all recovered to normal 6 months after treatment. Conclusion Infants with PDA, moderate to severe PH and severe dysplasia can have satisfactory results with interventional therapy as suitable indication.
Keywords：pulmonary arterial hypertensioninfantinterventional therapy
Publication Date：2019-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 531-534 )