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 ...

Background and aims: The aim is to evaluate and compare the efficacy and side effects of oral and intravenous(IV) ibuprofen for treatment of PDA in preterm ... for surgical ligation didn't differ ...

Accurate diagnosis of a PDA requires echocardiography. Echocardiography together with Doppler and color Doppler allows assessment of patency, diameter of the DA (using color Doppler), and ...