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 ...

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 ...

based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, where he launched the International PDA Symposium, the first global conference dedicated to the patent ductus arteriosus heart defect, the release said.

Background: Indomethacine treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), might lead to vasoconstriction of cerebral blood vessels and under-perfusion of the brain. A lower infusion rate might ...

As a result, the DA is more likely to remain patent and the resulting shunt may have important hemodynamic consequences. [4] Doppler echocardiography has given us a window to evaluate the real ...