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 ...

Abbott announced that the FDA approved a closure device for the treatment of premature babies with patent ductus arteriosus who are nonresponsive to medical management. The Amplatzer Piccolo occluder ...

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 ...

“This position statement represents a collective effort between neonatology, anesthesia, and interventional cardiology to provide comprehensive guidance on tcPDA device occlusion that can be adapted ...

Kolkata: A premature newborn girl, weighing only 720 g, underwent a cardiac procedure—that is usually considered for babies only after they have attained at least 5 kg weight—on the eighth day after ...

The ductus arteriosus is a normal vessel in the fetus that connects the pulmonary artery and the aorta. It allows the fetal blood flow to bypass the lungs, which are not used in utero. The ductus ...

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 ...

Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with moderate to large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may benefit from transcatheter PDA closure (TCPC) in the first four weeks of life, according to research ...

The pea-sized device is a self-expanding wire mesh that is inserted through an incision in the leg and guided through vessels to the heart, where it is placed to seal the opening. The Food and Drug ...