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 ...

The cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen may be used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Whether selective early treatment of large PDAs with ibuprofen would improve short-term ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prophylactic acetaminophen within 12 hours of birth for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) did not increase survival without severe morbidity in extremely preterm infants. In this randomized trial, that ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 is a congenital defect of the heart where the fetal passage between pulmonary artery and aorta remains open and causes excess pulmonary blood flow. The causes of Mitral valve ...