Percutaneous device closure of pediatirc patent ductus arteriosus through femoral artery guidance by transthoracic echocardiography without radiation and contrast agents

Table 2 3-month follow-up clinical,electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evolution in percutaneous closure (before and after PDA closure)

	Before	After	P-value
Functional Status (NYHA Classification)
NYHA I	10	24	0.01
NYHA II	20	8	0.01
NYHAIII	2	0	1
Echocardiographic Parameters
LV diameter (mm)	32.28 ± 9.34	25.47 ± 7.34	0.02
LVEF(%)	55.24 ± 5.46	59.25 ± 7.18	0.02

NYHA:New York Heart Association, LVEF left ventricle ecjection fraction, PDA patent ductus artersiosus

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