#446 - Is Bedside Transcatheter PDA Closure Ready for Your NICU?

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Dr. Shyam Sathanandam discusses the evolution of transcatheter PDA closure in extremely preterm infants and its implications for bedside procedures.

Send us Fan Mail What if closing a PDA could be done at the bedside in under 10 minutes, without transporting a fragile preterm infant to the cath lab? Dr. Shyam Sathanandam, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute, joins us to discuss the evolution of transcatheter PDA closure in extremely preterm infants. We cover how bedside procedures protect the most vulnerable neonates, which infants are most likely to benefit from closure, the learning curve and complica...

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Hosts: Ben Courchia, Daphna Yasova Barbeau

Guest: Dr. Shyam Sathanandam

Topics covered

• PDA closure
• neonatology
• cardiovascular medicine
• bedside procedures
• preterm infants

Keywords

• PDA
• transcatheter closure
• NICU
• neonates
• cardiology
• preterm infants
• bedside procedure

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Organizations: Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute

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