Cite this: Current Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants - Medscape - Aug 01, 2003. The DA of a very preterm infant has minimal constriction ...

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 ...

Although patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) leading to significant hemodynamic changes in premature babies can be cured by medical or surgical methods, debate is ongoing about the selection of the ...

The patient, a four-and-a-half-pound Maltese named Carter was diagnosed with Patent Ductus Arteriosus ... It typically requires a full open-chest surgery to correct. The new procedure is much ...

a surgery never before reported for a lamb and possibly the first of its kind. Squirt, an 11-day-old ram crossbreed, was diagnosed with patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA, "a condition where a blood ...

prospective study of the Bloom Micro Occluder System for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature infants (PREEMIE study). PDA is a congenital heart condition that occurs when ...

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated that platelet count (PLTc) and function have an important role in promoting spontaneous closure of the PDA in animal models. Aimto evaluate whether ...

Widened pulse pressure is commonly used clinically to evaluate for PDA. However, this clinical sign also does not withstand critical evaluation. Evans et al found no difference in pulse pressure ...