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

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

June 1, 2026 路 48 min 路 Season 5 路 Episode 123

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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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