Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common condition in preterm infants in which the fetal blood vessel connection between ...

Early administration of paracetamol may accelerate closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in extremely preterm babies, ...

Pharmacological and/or surgical closure of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the very preterm infant has been the standard of care over the past few decades. However, the ...

SHOULD closure of a patent ductus arteriosus with reversal of flow be attempted? If so, how can the high surgical mortality hitherto reported 1–3 be reduced? An attempt is made to answer these ...

A Boston Children's Department of Cardiology study has found an interventional therapy that's potentially safe and suitable for those critically ill small infants: the placement of a transcatheter ...

Patent Ductus arteriosus is the second commonest congenital birth defect of the heart and can cause heart failure; however majority of these defect close spontaneously after birth. Patent Ductus ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital cardiac defect that occurs when the ductus arteriosus fails to close. The result is a persistent communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery, ...

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY—contrast visualization of the heart and great vessels — was first made a practical procedure by Robb and Steinberg 1 in 1938. In subsequent reports these authors have described in ...

This article presents common misconceptions about the physiologic significance of early ductal shunting and reviews the evidence regarding the preferential use of echocardiography rather than reliance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. • Children and puppies with a congenital heart defect known as PDA celebrated successful treatments at a special playdate in Los ...

A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery resulting in left to right shunting. This connection is supposed to close shortly after birth, ...