Surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in newborns was associated with half the mortality risk of treatment with medication but was also associated with increased risks for ...

Lung injury, superimposed on an immature lung, leads to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is now characterized primarily by impaired alveolar and vascular growth, rather than by extensive fibrosis ...

In a clinical report published in the May issue of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics presents updated guidance on the evaluation and treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm ...

A persistent left-to-right shunt through a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) increases the rate of hydrostatic fluid filtration into the lung's interstitium (1), impairs pulmonary mechanics (2–7), ...

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 ...

Active treatment of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants within the first 2 weeks of life was associated with worse outcomes than expectant management.

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Patent ductus arteriosus' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a new position statement that provides best-practice guidance for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using ...

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, ...

From the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Infants' and Children's hospitals, Boston. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), one of the more common cardiac defects present at birth, is the persistence of an opening between the pulmonary artery and aorta. This opening is as a result of failure ...