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 ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common congenital heart defect in dogs, where a blood vessel called the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. This condition can lead to serious health ...

Cite this: Current Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants ... ventricular output as a measure of PDA significance. This shows the measurement ...

117 patients showed a PDA at first evaluation. 88 newborns were treated with ibuprofen for HsPDA; after treatment 60 patients had a closed ductus (responders) while 28 were non-responders.

A chihuahua puppy just half the size of a newborn baby has undergone open-heart surgery to save her life. Birdie was born with a major heart condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which ...

A baby faces multiple complications associated with extreme prematurity, including respiratory distress syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), anemia of prematurity, chronic lung disease ...

Some conditions are congenital – present at birth, such as stenosis (narrowing) of heart valves, ventricular septal defects ...

Referred to Lisie Hospital at 25 days old, the baby’s life was sustained through PDA (patent ductus arteriosus), a thin, hollow tube. She had low oxygen saturation, and prostaglandin was ...

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 ...