Comparison of Outcomes and Costs of Transcatheter Therapeutic Intervention and Surgical Ligation for the Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistence of fetal communication, ductus arteriosus, which connects the aorta and pulmonary artery. One of the most common congenital
heart conditions, PDA accounts for approximately 10% of all congenital heart defects.

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