Cardiac Reverse Remodeling After Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Adults

Abstract

Whereas most patent ductus arteriosus (PDAs) are identified and treated in the childhood, and the long term outcome studies have approved the outstanding results (positive cardiac reverse remodeling) in these group of patients, the outcome of percutaneous PDA closure in adults is not comprehensible. The aim of this retrospective cohort study which consecutively recruited 121 adult patients (age >16 years) who underwent the transcatheter closure (TCC) of PDAs between 2012 and 2018 is, evaluation at least 1-year follow-up of adult patients after PDA closure and compare the hemodynamic and the cardiac reverse remodeling findings with the previous studies in adults and children.