304 Agenesis of the ductus arteriosus: combination with pulmonary artery hypertension

The syndrome of patent ductus arteriosus with pulmonary hypertension.

Disconnection of the right pulmonary artery with bilateral ductus arteriosus.

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Aneurysm of the Pulmonary Artery with Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery is a rare condition. In the Indian literature, the case reported by Rogers (1908) of a dilatation of the artery with atheroma seems to he the only case. Scott (1934) was able to collect 89 cases from literature between the periods of 1836 and 1934. Wahl and Gard (1931) reported a case of aneurysm of the pulmonary artery in a girl aged 19. In this case symptoms d...

Pulmonary artery velocity patterns in ductus arteriosus.

In 12 patients with ductus arteriosus a characteristic velocity pattern in the pulmonary artery was identified using pulsed Doppler echocardiography. This pattern, which was absent in 52 normal control subjects and 200 consecutive patients with cardiac lesions other than ductus, consisted of a pandiastolic velocity directed away from the transducer. This pattern is thought to represent the dias...

Nonsurgical Closure of Oversized Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Pulmonary Hypertension

Safe and permanent closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can be accomplished with an ivalon plug introduced by catheterization from the femoral artery. The authors' experience thus far obtained from treating more than a hundred patients suggests that the technique described in this paper is a feasible alternative to the surgical approach. A prerequisite has been the size and shape of the PD...