Percutaneous Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus — Current Status

Volume 23 - Issue 12 - December 2011
Posted on: 12/1/11
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P. Syamasundar Rao, MD

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From the University of Texas-Houston Medical School/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Disclosure: The author has completed and returned the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. The author reports no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein.
Address for correspondence: P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, Professor and Emeritus Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Texas/Houston Medical School, 6410 Fannin Street, UTPB Suite #425, Houston, TX 77030. Email: P.Syamasundar.Rao@uth.tmc.edu